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Aldabra fody
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F. aldabrana
Binomial name
Foudia aldabrana
Ridgway, 1893

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

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Foudia aldabrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 May 2018.