Red-headed Fody

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Red-headed Fody
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae Genus: Foudia Species: F. eminentissima
Binomial name
Foudia eminentissima Bonaparte, 1851

The Red-headed Fody (Foudia eminentissima) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Comoros, Mayotte, and Seychelles. The taxon aldabrana, by most authorities considered a subspecies of the Red-headed Fody, has occasionally been considered a separate species, the Aldabra Fody (Foudia aldabrana), in which case the common name of the remaining species often is modified to Comoros Fody. Previously, the Forest Fody from Madagascar was considered a subspecies of the Red-headed Fody.

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• BirdLife International 2004. Foudia eminentissima. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.