the birds deliberately select such trees for nesting. Vocalization The black-throated mango is not highly vocal. Males sing from trees, "rendered hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl-hsl". Its calls include twick or tiuck and a tsick. Gallery References Further reading ffrench, Richard; O'Neill, John Patton & Eckelberry, Don R. (1991): A guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago (2nd edition). Comstock Publishing, Ithaca, N.Y.. Hilty, Steven L. (2003): Birds of Venezuela. Christopher Helm, London. External links Stamps (for Trinidad and Tobago) with RangeMap Black-throated Mango photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res--Bird sitting on Nest; Article www1.nhl.nl—"Suriname Birds"—Map and 4 High Res photos black-throated mango Birds of Panama Hummingbird species of South America Birds of Colombia Birds of Venezuela Birds of Ecuador Birds of the Amazon Basin Birds of the Guianas Birds of Brazil Birds of the Peruvian Amazon Birds of the Bolivian Amazon Birds of Trinidad and Tobago Birds of the Caribbean Birds of Paraguay black-throated mango black-throated mango