Forest Fody (Foudia omissa)

Other Names (World)
Forest Fody, Red Forest Fody, Rothschild's Fody

Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Rothschild, 1912

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Madagascar.

Eastern Madagascar from Montagne d'Ambre and Tsaratanana south to Tolagnaro.

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).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Forest Fody (Foudia omissa) [XC762774]
by Hans Matheve from Ranomafana National Park, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar (call, song)

Forest Fody (Foudia omissa) [XC162889]
by Ken Behrens from Ranomafana National Park, Fianarantsoa, Madagascar (call, song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Red-headed Fody (Foudia eminentissima) and Forest Fody (Foudia omissa) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include omissa as a subspecies of Red-headed Fody (Foudia eminentissima).

Has been thought to form a superspecies with Red-headed Fody (Foudia eminentissima) and Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra) and sometimes regarded as conspecific with Red-headed Fody (Foudia eminentissima) or with Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis).

References
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