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The green-throated mango is 10.5 to 12.5 cm (4.1 to 4.9 in) long. Males weigh 7.5 to 8.5 g (0.26 to 0.30 oz), and females weigh about 6.0 g (0.21 oz). The longish black bill is slightly decurved. The male has glossy bronzy-green upperparts. Its throat and underparts are green with a black central line on the breast and belly. The central tail feathers are dark brown to green, and the others are shiny purple, with the outermost ones having dark blue tips. The female green-throated mango's upperparts are also bronzy-green but with more of a reddish tinge than the male's. Voice: The green-throated mango is not highly vocal. Its song has been described as a "very high, slightly descending, trill, like 'f'srrrrrrih-tjew tjuh'." It makes a "chep...chep..." call in flight or when hovering at flowers.
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When to see the Green-throated Mango
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Green-throated Mango
The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Green-throated Mango
The green-throated mango is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae. It is found in Brazil, the Guianas, Trinidad, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Veraguan MangoAnthracothorax veraguensisThe Veraguan mango is a medium-sized hummingbird species, reaching lengths of 11–12 cm.
Puerto Rican MangoAnthracothorax aurulentusThe Puerto Rican mango is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long; males weigh 4.8 to 7.2 g (0.17 to 0.25 oz) and females 4.0 to 6.4 g (0.14 to 0.23 oz).
Jamaican MangoAnthracothorax mangoThe Jamaican mango is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 8.5 to 9.1 g (0.30 to 0.32 oz).
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