Anthracothorax
The mangos, Anthracothorax, are a genus of hummingbirds in the subfamily Trochilinae native to the Neotropics. The genus "Anthracothorax" was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1831. The type species was subsequently designated as the green-throated mango ("Anthracothorax viridigula"). The generic name combines the Ancient Greek "anthrax" meaning "coal" (i.e. black) with "thōrax" meaning "chest". A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that "Anthracothorax" was paraphyletic with respect to "Eulampis". Species. The genus contains seven species: