Mauritius Fody
Foudia rubra (Gmelin, 1789)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) is a rare species of bird in the weaver family. It is endemic to the island of Mauritius. It is classified by BirdLife International as being endangered. It is also on the United States' Endangered Species List with an endangered status.
Wikipedia contributors, Mauritius fody; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:07:14.207973+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Foudia rubra (Gmelin, 1789)
- Name authority
- (Gmelin, 1789)
- Common name
- Mauritius Fody
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Genus
- Foudia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae Sundevall, 1836
- genusFoudia Reichenbach, 1850
- speciesFoudia rubra (Gmelin, 1789)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Foudia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Comoros FodyFoudia eminentissima Bonaparte, 1850 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rodrigues FodyFoudia flavicans A. Newton, 1865 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Foudia aldabrana Ridgway, 1893 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forest FodyFoudia omissa Rothschild, 1912 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=560114 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6JJVM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.