Red Fody
Foudia madagascariensis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Red Fody
The Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) 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.
Range: Madagascar; introduced Reunion, Mauritius, Seychelles, Rodrigues, Amirantes, and Chagos Islands (Indian Ocean); also on St. Helena (Atlantic Ocean); and Bahrain (Arabian Peninsula); present also on Glorieuses and Comoro islands (Indian Ocean)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Foudia madagascariensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red Fody
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia madagascariensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.300
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Red-headed Quelea
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Aldabra Fody
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Comoro Fody
Foudia eminentissima
Forest Fody
Foudia omissa
Mauritius Fody
Foudia rubra
Seychelles Fody
Foudia sechellarum
Rodrigues Fody
Foudia flavicans
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