Black-throated Mango vs Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Amazona aestiva

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Apodiformes (Ebabiller)	Psittaciformes (Papağansılar)
Family	Trochilidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Anthracothorax	Amazona
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Amazona aestiva

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Mango and Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (kuş)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon
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.

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). 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.

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon

One of the most popular pet parrots in the world after the budgerigar and African grey, blue-fronted amazons are recognized by their bright yellow face with blue forehead and red-orange shoulder patches. Native to central South America in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina, they inhabit forest, woodland, and palm groves. Highly intelligent with strong mimicry and speech abilities, they have been kept as pets since the 1700s. Wild populations face pressure from trapping.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway