Black-throated Mango vs Silver Pheasant

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Lophura nycthemera

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Silver Pheasant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Silver Pheasant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Trochilidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Lophura
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Lophura nycthemera

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Silver Pheasant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Silver Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Silver Pheasant
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.

Silver Pheasant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Silver Pheasant

Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway