Introduced to British Indian Ocean Territory, Comoros, Mauritius (B), Réunion, Seychelles, St Helena (B).
Madagascar. Introduced on Reunion, Mauritius, Seychelles, Rodrigues, Amirantes and Chagos Is, in Indian Ocean, also on St Helena, in Atlantic Ocean; recently found breeding in Arabian Peninsula (Oman and Bahrain). Present also on Is Glorieuses and Comoro Is, which it may have colonized without human assistance.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) [XC830478]
by Simon Elliott from Grand Gaube, Rivi\u00e8re du Rempart District, Mauritius (call)
Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) [XC463159]
by Cedric Mroczko from Alexandra Falls, Black River Gorges National Park, Savanne District, Mauritius (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Sometimes considered conspecific with Forest Fody (Foudia omissa). Has hybridized with Seychelles Fody (Foudia sechellarum) in Seychelles (Aride I). An old report of hybridization in captivity with Vitelline Masked Weaver (Ploceus vitellinus) and with domestic canary (Serinus).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet