Red Fody
Foudia madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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.
Madagascar fody (Foudia madagascariensis), Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Madagascar
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Open encyclopedia reference
The red fody (Foudia madagascariensis), also known as the Madagascar fody in Madagascar, red cardinal fody in Mauritius, or common fody, is a small bird native to Madagascar and introduced to various other islands in the Indian Ocean. It is a common bird within its restricted range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Wikipedia contributors, Red fody; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T01:38:30.545392+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Foudia madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- Red 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 madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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 |
| Mauritius FodyFoudia rubra (Gmelin, 1789) | 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=560112 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.
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:6JJVN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.