Black-throated Mango vs Yellow-headed Manakin

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Xenopipo flavicapilla

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Yellow-headed Manakin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Yellow-headed Manakin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Trochilidae	Pipridae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Xenopipo
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Xenopipo flavicapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Yellow-headed Manakin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-headed Manakin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Yellow-headed Manakin
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.

Yellow-headed Manakin

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador