Black-throated Mango vs Ridgway's Rail

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Rallus obsoletus

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Ridgway's Rail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Ridgway's Rail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Trochilidae	Rallidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Rallus
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Rallus obsoletus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Ridgway's Rail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Ridgway's Rail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Ridgway's Rail
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.

Ridgway's Rail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway