Black-throated Mango vs Oriental Stork

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Ciconia boyciana

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Oriental Stork is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Oriental Stork
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)
Family	Trochilidae	Ciconiidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Ciconia
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Ciconia boyciana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Oriental Stork share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Stork

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Oriental Stork
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.

Oriental Stork

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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