Green-breasted Mango

Adults of this medium-sized hummingbird species are 11-12 cm in length. Males average 7.2 g, females, 6.8 g. The longish black bill is slightly decurved. The tail in both sexes has dark central feathers. In adult males, the outer tail feathers are deep magenta to wine purple tipped with black. In females and juvenile males, the outer tail feathers are broadly banded in magenta and iridescent dark blue, with narrow white tips on the outer 3-4 feathers.

The Green-breasted Mango is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii) is a hummingbird from tropical America. The scientific name of this bird commemorates the French naturalist Florent Prévost. More

The Green-breasted Mango has a large range, estimated globally at 680,000 square kilometers. Native to the Americas, this bird prefers forest, savanna, and shrubland ecosystems, though it has been known to live on pastureland, plantation, rural gardens, degraded former forests, and even in urban areas. The global population of the bird has not been fully estimated but is not believed to meet the thresholds for inclusion on the IUCN Red List. More

The Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii) is a hummingbird from tropical America. The scientific name of this bird commemorates the French naturalist Florent Pr More

Green-breasted Mango spotted at a rural home a few miles west of Beloit, Wisconsin. The large curve-billed hummingbird is a rare wanderer into southern Texas, according to Kenn Kaufman's Field Guide to Birds of North America. Before this week, it had never been recorded in Wisconsin. Its normal range is in Mexico and Central and South America. Greenbreasted_mango04 Mike Ramsden, a Beloit-area birder, was the first to identify the mango. More

Although the male Green-breasted Mango has less extensive black on the underparts, this and other plumage differences are not always easy to confirm in the field because the birds appear all-black. The females of the two species can be almost inseparable, although Green-breasted has more extensively coppery upperpart tones than its relative. More

Green-breasted Mangos in North America Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii This species is not included in the Sibley Guide to Birds because at the time that I was planning the book there were only two records north of Mexico. By the time I had finished the book there were 7 records (enough to warrant inclusion, if only I had known sooner!). More

Green-breasted_mango Remember the Green-breasted Mango that found its way to Beloit, Wisconsin? It was captured Monday and taken to the Wisconsin Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Milwaukee. Local birdwatchers who kept tabs on the bird decided to rescue it before a cold front moved into the area Monday evening. Scott Diehl, manager of the rehab center, said the bird is doing well. More

Green-breasted Mango based on geographic probability after a pattern of other documented records developed. the first record of its genus in the United States. Texas (2) – 6-27 January 1992. One female or immature in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co, TX. photo here and here. From TBRC 1993 report. Texas (3) - 22-27 September 1993. One female plumaged bird, in Falfurrias, Brooks Co, TX. 1995 TBRC report Texas (4) - 18-20 August 1993. More

January, 1992, an immature or female Green-breasted Mango showed up at a feeder in Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas. This record established the first for The United States. The two shots here are images of that first U.S. record. Since that time, about a dozen additional records of this species have been accepted for Texas. The photos shown here were "record shots" taken under difficult circumstances through a plate glass window, so the photo quality is not what I would have preferred, but they served to document the occurrence. More

have blogged on before now: The Green-breasted Mango (GBMA) in Beloit Wisconsin. Well, it was in Beloit. Now it’s at the Wisconsin Humane Society’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Milwaukee. Yes, it’s been “rescued” from an almost certain death by hypothermia while still hale and hearty, unlike Wisconsin’s first Green Violet-ear. Unfortunately, WHS has decided against sending the bird to the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas for release into the wild. More

Green-Breasted Mango Hummingbirds in Costa Rica The Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii) is a hummingbird from tropical America. The scientific name of this bird commemorates the French naturalist Florent Prévost. This species breeds from eastern and southern Mexico south through Central America, including some near-shore islands, to Costa Rica. In western and central Panama, it is replaced by the possibly conspecific Veraguas Mango Anthracothorax veraguensis. More

The green-breasted mango has a new perch on life. Despite vehement objections from birding experts, an amateur ornithologist captured the exotic hummingbird earlier this week in a rescue scheme that will end with the bird being placed in a permanent home in the Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago. More

The state's first green-breasted mango showed up in Dublin in late October. Photo by Diana Churchill. Savannah Morning NewsThe state's first green-breasted mango showed up in Dublin in late October. Photo by Diana Churchill. Back | Next The showy rufous hummingbird is the state's second-most numerous hummingbird species. Photo by Diana Churchill. Savannah Morning NewsThe showy rufous hummingbird is the state's second-most numerous hummingbird species. Photo by Diana Churchill. More

The Green-breasted Mango, Anthracothorax prevostii, is a large, dark hummingbird species with a slightly decurvedbill that occurs in Mexico & Central America. It has been reported from North Carolina. If you have a sharp photo of a Green-breasted Mango you would like to contribute for this page, please send it to PROJECTS with info about when and where the photo was taken, the photographer's name, and any anectdotal info about the bird. More

Female and immature Green-breasted Mangos can be confused with Black-throated Mango in that both species have long ventrally- located dark central stripes. Initially, the first US record in Texas (see below) was accepted only as "mango sp.". However, research by J. Arvin demonstrates that such mangos can be safely identified if blue/green iridescence is seen in the central stripe. More

, took this photo of the Green-breasted Mango that surprised residents when it appeared in South Beloit and began to frequent a bird feeder there. The bird, a common sight in Mexico, is rarely spotted so far North. PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOTT FRANKE This photo of a Green-breasted Mango, which is summering at a home near Beloit, Wis., was taken Sept. 20. More

Green-breasted mango spotted in Hays County - A private citizen has spotted and photographed the tropical green-breasted mango in Hays County. The identification was confirmed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists. Green-breasted Mango Hummingbird (Anthracothorax prevostii) This bird of the tropical lowlands is really a Mexican native that has ventured into Texas on a number of occasions. More

WHS also points out that the Green-breasted Mango is not listed on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which regulates the capture, transport and keeping of most migratory bird species. Hence, there are no legal obstacles to transporting the bird from Milwaukee to the Brookfield Zoo which has excellent aviary resources. Local media will have one opportunity – perhaps in a lifetime – to film this special bird in Milwaukee. In order to minimize stress for the bird, he can only be shown for one session. More