Black-throated Mango vs Prickly moses

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Acacia verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Prickly moses
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Ebabiller)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Trochilidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Acacia
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Acacia verticillata

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Prickly moses

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Prickly moses
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.

Prickly moses

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

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.