Black-throated Mango vs Red-headed Bunting

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Emberiza bruniceps

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Red-headed Bunting is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Red-headed Bunting
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Trochilidae	Emberizidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Emberiza
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Emberiza bruniceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Red-headed Bunting share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Red-headed Bunting

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Red-headed Bunting
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-headed Bunting

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (8 countries).

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.

Red-headed Bunting

Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway