Comoros fody

Species of bird

Comoros fody
Red-headed fody on a 2011 stamp of Seychelles
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Foudia
Species:
F. eminentissima
Binomial name
Foudia eminentissima
Bonaparte, 1850

The Comoros fody (Foudia eminentissima), also known as the red-headed fody, is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in the Comoros. The taxon aldabrana, was previously often considered a subspecies of the Comoros fody. Previously, the forest fody from Madagascar was considered a subspecies of the Comoros fody.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Foudia eminentissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103811224A94613700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103811224A94613700.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Foudia eminentissima.
  • Aldabra fody and Comoros fody on Weaver Watch
  • Red-headed fody media on the Internet Bird Collection
  • v
  • t
  • e
Family: Ploceidae
Genus
Species
Bubalornis
  • White-billed buffalo weaver (B. albirostris)
  • Red-billed buffalo weaver (B. niger)
Dinemellia
  • White-headed buffalo weaver (D. dinemelli)
Sporopipes
  • Speckle-fronted weaver (S. frontalis)
  • Scaly-feathered weaver (S. squamifrons)
Plocepasser
  • White-browed sparrow-weaver (P. mahali)
  • Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver (P. superciliosus)
  • Chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver (P. rufoscapulatus)
  • Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver (P. donaldsoni)
Histurgops
  • Rufous-tailed weaver (H. ruficauda)
Pseudonigrita
  • Grey-capped social weaver (P. arnaudi)
  • Black-capped social weaver (P. cabanisi)
Philetairus
  • Sociable weaver (P. socius)
Ploceus
Pachyphantes
Malimbus
Anaplectes
Brachycope
Quelea
Foudia
Euplectes
Amblyospiza
Taxon identifiers
Foudia eminentissima


Stub icon

This Ploceidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e