Black-throated Mango vs Orange-tailed Clearwing

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Synanthedon andrenaeformis

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Orange-tailed Clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Orange-tailed Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Trochilidae	Sesiidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Synanthedon
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Synanthedon andrenaeformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Orange-tailed Clearwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Orange-tailed Clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Orange-tailed Clearwing
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.

Orange-tailed Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway