Comoro Fody
Foudia eminentissimaBonaparte, CLJL, 1850
English (US) Comoro Fody
The Comoro Fody (Foudia eminentissima) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Foudia eminentissima
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Comoro Fody
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Foudia eminentissima consobrina
- Foudia eminentissima anjuanensis
- Foudia eminentissima eminentissima
- Foudia eminentissima algondae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Foudia eminentissimus
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
- Type locality
- Africa orient. 'Zanzibar', error for Moheli Island, fide Benson (1960, Ibis, 103 b, p. 101).
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.446
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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