Black-throated Mango vs Prickly Heath

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Trochilidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Gaultheria
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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