Black-throated Mango vs Lakeshore nutrush

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Scleria lacustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Lakeshore nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Trochilidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Scleria
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Scleria lacustris

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Lakeshore nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Lakeshore nutrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lakeshore nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, and United States.

Black-throated Mango

A large, striking hummingbird of tropical forests from southern Mexico to Argentina, black-throated mangos have dramatic sexual dimorphism — males display glittering black throat and breast with violet and green flanks and a bold purple tail, while females are white below with a central black stripe. Inhabiting forest edges, clearings, and gardens, they aggressively defend flowering trees. Males perform spectacular aerial display flights at treetop height. Listed as Least Concern across their broad neotropical range.