Comoros fody
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| Red-headed fody on a 2011 stamp of Seychelles | |
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| Family: | Ploceidae
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| Species: | F. eminentissima
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| Foudia eminentissima Bonaparte, 1851
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The Comoros fody (Foudia eminentissima), also known as the red-headed fody, is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Comoros, Mayotte and Seychelles. The taxon aldabrana, was previously oftenconsidered a subspecies of the Comoros fody. Previously, the forest fody from Madagascar was considered a subspecies of the Comoros fody.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Foudia eminentissima.
- Aldabra fody and Comoros fody on Weaver Watch
- Red-headed fody media on the Internet Bird Collection
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