Black-throated Mango vs speckled rustwort

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Trochilidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Marsupella
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	speckled rustwort
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.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.