Black-throated Mango vs Scoophead

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Sphyrna media

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Scoophead is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Scoophead
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Trochilidae	Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead Sharks)
Genus	Anthracothorax	Sphyrna (Hammerhead Sharks)
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Sphyrna media

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Scoophead share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Scoophead

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Scoophead
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.

Scoophead

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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:

🇻🇪 Venezuela