Black-throated Mango vs Blunt Wattle

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Acacia aprica

Key Differences

• Black-throated Mango is Least Concern while Blunt Wattle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Mango	Blunt Wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (chim)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apodiformes (Bộ Yến)	Fabales (Bộ Đậu)
Family	Trochilidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Acacia
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Acacia aprica

Conservation Status

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Mango	Blunt Wattle
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.

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

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

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.

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.