Black-throated mango

Anthracothorax nigricollis

The Black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis) is a bird found in Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Ecuador, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, and 1 more countries. Open woods and gardens across South America. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Anthracothorax nigricollis
Region	South America
Found in	Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Ecuador, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, and 1 more countries

🏡 Where the Black-throated mango lives

Open woods and gardens across South America.

🍽️ What it eats

🌸 Nectar90%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It has a shimmering black throat, and fiercely guards its flowers.

Hear the Black-throated mango

Recorded by Jonas Nilsson (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1174895. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Black-throated mango

Where does the Black-throated mango live?

The Black-throated mango lives in Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Ecuador, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, and 1 more countries. Open woods and gardens across South America.

What does the Black-throated mango eat?

nectar (about 90%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black-throated mango endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.