Mountain Firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus)

Other Names (World)
Mountain Firetail, Crimson-sided Mountain Finch, Crimson-sided Weaver Finch, Red-sided Mountain Finch

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(De Vis, 1897)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest and high altitude shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (B).

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
A soft 'huwee'. A sharp 'pit'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Mountain Firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [XC155949]
by Jun MATSUI from Baliem Valley, Indonesia (song?)

Mountain Firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [XC595301]
by Hans Matheve from Tari Gap, above 'Ambua Lodge', Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

pallidus (De Vis, 1897) - Oranje and Hindenburg Mts, in New Guinea.
hagenensis Mayr and Gilliard, 1954 - Central Highlands, in eastern New Guinea.
fuliginosus (De Vis, 1897) - Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mountain Firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus) - 10 files

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