Madagascar Fody

Madagascar Fody

Taxobox
name = Madagascar Fody


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Ploceidae
genus = "Foudia"
species = "F. madagascariensis"
binomial = "Foudia madagascariensis"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Madagascar Fody "Foudia madagascariensis", sometimes known as the Red Cardinal Fody or Common Fody is a small bird native to Madagascar.

The Madagascar Fody is about 5 inches in length and weighs 14-19 grams. The male of the species is bright red with black markings around each eye. Its wings and tail are olive-brown. The female fody's upper body is olive-brown with a greyish-brown underbody.

It is a common bird found in forest clearings, grasslands and cultivated areas. In Madagascar it is regarded as a pest to rice cultivation. Although it is native to Madagascar, it has been introduced to other areas of the Indian Ocean, included the Amirantes, Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius and Réunion.

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External links

* [http://www.answers.com/topic/madagascar-fody Description of Behavioural & Reproductive Habits of the Madagascar Fody]
* [http://www.pbase.com/cristianjensen/image/38237175 Photo of a Madagascar Fody]


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