Black-throated Mango vs Paraguay tea

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Ilex paraguariensis

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Paraguay tea is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Paraguay tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Trochilidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Ilex
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Ilex paraguariensis

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Paraguay tea

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Paraguay tea
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.

Paraguay tea

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Seychelles, and United States. 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.