Anthracothorax
The mangos, Anthracothorax, are a genus of hummingbirds in the subfamily Trochilinae.
The genus Anthracothorax was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1831. The type species was subsequently designated as the green-throated mango. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek anthrax meaning "coal" with thōrax meaning "chest".
Species
The genus contains seven species:Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
Anthracothorax viridigula | Green-throated mango | Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas south to northeasterm Brazil. | |
Anthracothorax prevostii | Green-breasted mango | southern Mexico south through Central America | |
Anthracothorax nigricollis | Black-throated mango | Panama south to northeasterm Bolivia, southern Brazil and northern Argentina | |
Anthracothorax veraguensis | Veraguan mango | Panama and Costa Rica | |
Anthracothorax dominicus | Antillean mango | Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, and Virgin Islands, U.S.. | |
Anthracothorax viridis | Green mango | Puerto Rico | |
Anthracothorax mango | Jamaican mango | Jamaica |