Foudia

• Aldabra Fody Foudia aldabrana

  This small bird lives on Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles. Males have a bright red head, neck, and breast, sharply set off from a sulphur-yellow belly. Skerrett’s 1999 article also discusses the older name F. eminentissima aldabrana; this entry follows the pool name F. aldabrana.

• Rodrigues Fody Foudia flavicans

  A small bird endemic to Rodrigues. Both sexes are usually brown on the back, wings and tail, and search branches and leaf undersides for insects.

• Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis

  This small Malagasy bird's male turns vermilion during the breeding season. It hangs a ball-shaped nest woven from leaves high in a tree.

• Forest Fody Foudia omissa

  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.

• Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra

  The Mauritius Fody is endemic to Mauritius. Males develop a red head and neck during the breeding season, while females remain olive-coloured throughout the year.

• Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum

  This small bird occurs in the Seychelles. Breeding males show yellow feathers on the crown and chin, unlike females, nonbreeding males, and juveniles.

• Grand Comoro Fody Foudia consobrina

  This fody is associated with Grand Comoro. This entry follows the HBW/BirdLife checklist treatment that recognizes Foudia consobrina as a species.

• Comoros Fody Foudia eminentissima

  The Comoros Fody is endemic to the Comoros. Breeding males have a red cap, while females and non-breeding males are duller; plumage also varies among islands.

• Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis

  This small Malagasy bird's male turns vermilion during the breeding season. It hangs a ball-shaped nest woven from leaves high in a tree.

• Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra

  The Mauritius Fody is endemic to Mauritius. Males develop a red head and neck during the breeding season, while females remain olive-coloured throughout the year.

• Rodrigues Fody Foudia flavicans

  A small bird endemic to Rodrigues. Both sexes are usually brown on the back, wings and tail, and search branches and leaf undersides for insects.

• Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum

  This small bird occurs in the Seychelles. Breeding males show yellow feathers on the crown and chin, unlike females, nonbreeding males, and juveniles.

• Forest Fody Foudia omissa

  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.

• Aldabra Fody Foudia aldabrana

  This small bird lives on Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles. Males have a bright red head, neck, and breast, sharply set off from a sulphur-yellow belly. Skerrett’s 1999 article also discusses the older name F. eminentissima aldabrana; this entry follows the pool name F. aldabrana.