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Foudia
Sign in to saveAlso known as Fody
Fodies are small passerine birds belonging to the genus Foudia in the weaver family Ploceidae.
Species
Red Fody
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae
Observations3,037
Observations recorded34,875
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 152
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Collections
- WFVZ, FMNH, CUMV, MNHN, CAS
- Recorded in
- Madagascar
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Fodies are small passerine birds belonging to the genus Foudia in the weaver family Ploceidae.
==Description== The birds are long and have short, conical bills. Males in breeding plumage are usually colourful with bright red or yellow on the head and sometimes elsewhere. Non-breeding males and females are dull, sparrow-like birds with mostly grey-brown plumage.
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