Species profile
Red fody, Madagascar fody, Madagascar red fody, Red cardinal fody, Common fody
Foudia madagascariensis
Quick answer
Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius and Chagos Arch.
- Scientific name
- Foudia madagascariensis
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Foudia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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Related species in Ploceidae
- African Golden Weaver (Ploceus subaureus)
- Aldabra Fody (Foudia aldabrana)
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- Asian Golden Weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus)
- Baglafecht Weaver (Ploceus baglafecht)
- Ballman's Malimbe (Malimbus ballmanni)
- Bannerman's Weaver (Ploceus bannermani)
- Bar-winged Weaver (Ploceus angolensis)