Forest Fody | Animalz

Forest FodyThis small bird is endemic to Madagascar. The breeding-plumage male has red on the head, throat, upper breast, and rump, with dark streaks on the olive-brown back. Females and males outside the breeding season are described separately, with olive-brown upperparts and a pale buff belly. It searches trees and shrubs for seeds, fruit, and insects.What does it look like?A male in breeding plumage has bright red on the head, chin, throat, upper breast, rump, and upper-tail coverts, with dark streaks on the olive-brown back. Females and males outside the breeding season are described with olive-brown upperparts and a pale buff belly.How does it live?This small bird is endemic to Madagascar. The breeding-plumage male has red on the head, throat, upper breast, and rump, with dark streaks on the olive-brown back. Females and males outside the breeding season are described separately, with olive-brown upperparts and a pale buff belly. It searches trees and shrubs for seeds, fruit, and insects.It uses humid forest, bamboo forest, and dense scrub, and eats seeds, fruit, and insects. The source describes it feeding in trees and shrubs and sometimes taking insects on the ground.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.