Black-throated Mango vs Red Cage

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Clathrus ruber

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Red Cage is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Red Cage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Trochilidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Clathrus
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Clathrus ruber

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Red Cage

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Red Cage
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.

Red Cage

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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