- Anthracothorax nigricollis
Identification
11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)
Male
- Shiny bright green upperparts
- Matt black throat and chest bordered with blue-green
- Bright green flanks
- Black chest tapers onto belly
- Tail: dark central feathers; outer tail wine-red tipped black
- Long black decurved bill
Female
- Bronze-green upperparts
- White underparts with black central stripe
Immature: Tips of feathers on the head and wings are grey or buff. The area around the eyes is brown.
Similar Species
Distribution
Central and South America
Central America: Panama, Trinidad, Tobago
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, north-eastern Argentina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Rain forest, second growth forest and gardens; observed at heights between 1100 and 1700 meters.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes nectar and insects.
Breeding
It builds a tiny cup nest from seed down, covered on the outside with lichen. The clutch consists of two white eggs which are incubated by the female for 16 or 17 days; fledging takes another 24 days.
Vocalisation
Call: high-pitched tsiuck
Song: a buzzing hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Black-throated Mango. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Black-throated_Mango
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