Comoros fody
Foudia eminentissima Bonaparte, 1850
The comoros fody (Foudia eminentissima) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 23.3 g to 25.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the comoros fody
- Weight
- 23.3 g – 25.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the comoros fody live?
Not recorded
What is the comoros fody?
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 the Comoros. The taxon aldabrana, was previously often considered a subspecies of the Comoros fody. Previously, the forest fody from Madagascar was considered a subspecies of the Comoros fody.
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Is the comoros fody endangered?
The comoros fody is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the comoros fody classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusFoudia
- SpeciesFoudia eminentissima Bonaparte, 1850
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Comoro fodyEnglish
- Red-headed fodyEnglish
- fodi de les illes ComoresCatalan
- snovatec maskarenskýCzech
- ffwdi MasgarînWelsh
- Comorer VæverDanish
- KomorenweberGerman
- Komoren-WeberGerman
- komora teksbirdoEsperanto
- Fodi cabecirrojoSpanish
- Fodi de las ComorasSpanish
- گنجشک یخدربهشت سرسرخPersian
- maskareenienkutojaFinnish
- Foudi des ComoresFrench
- komorska pletiljaCroatian
- vörösfejű fodiHungarian
- Fody testarossaItalian
- Tessitore rosso delle MascareneItalian
- シロハラベニノジコJapanese
- raudongalvis fudisLithuanian
- Якшар вуян фудиWestern Mari
- ComorenweverDutch
- komorveverNorwegian
- wikłacz komorskiPolish
- foudia-das-comoresPortuguese
- foudia-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
- tecelão-das-comoresPortuguese
- Красноголовый фудиRussian
- fodia komorskáSlovak
- Crvenoglavi fodiSerbian
- komorfodySwedish
- Komoro FodisiTurkish
- фуді коморськийUkrainian
- 紅頭福迪雀Chinese
- 马岛红头织雀Chinese
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Relatives of the comoros fody
Other species in the same genus Foudia.
Mauritius fody
Foudia rubra
Red fody
Foudia madagascariensis
Rodrigues fody
Foudia flavicans
Seychelles fody
Foudia sechellarum
Forest fody
Foudia omissa
Aldabra fody
Foudia aldabrana
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the comoros fody?
An adult comoros fody weighs 23.3 g – 25.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the comoros fody endangered?
The comoros fody is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the comoros fody?
The comoros fody (Foudia eminentissima) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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