Black-throated Mango vs Sapele

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Trochilidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Entandrophragma
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Sapele
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.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. 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.