Forest Fody (Foudia omissa) [XC624292]
by Peter Boesman from Vohiparara Section, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (call)
Forest Fody (Foudia omissa) [XC622820]
by Ken Behrens from Bemanevika, Bealanana District, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar (call)
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).