Mauritius Fody
Foudia rubra(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Mauritius Fody
The Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra) 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: uplands of southwestern Mauritius (western Mascarene Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Foudia rubra
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Mauritius Fody
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Emberiza rubra
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Isle de France [= Mauritius].
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.877
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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