Aldabra fody
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Species: | F. aldabrana
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Foudia aldabrana Ridgway, 1893
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The Aldabra fody (Foudia aldabrana) is a passerine bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Aldabra Island in the Indian Ocean.
Until recently it was treated as conspecific with the Comoros fody (Foudia eminentissima).[2] The species is monotypic.[3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Foudia aldabrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Woodall, P.F. (2018). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Aldabra Fody (Foudia aldabrana)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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