- Mountain Firetail
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Mountain Firetail Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae Genus: Oreostruthus
De Vis, 1898Species: O. fuliginosus Binomial name Oreostruthus fuliginosus
(De Vis, 1897)The Mountain Firetail Oreostruthus fuliginosus is a common species of estrildid finch found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000-50,000 km². It is the only species in the genus Oreostruthus.
It is commonly found in subtropical/ tropical dry forest. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
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