Forest fody
Foudia omissa Rothschild, 1912
The forest fody (Foudia omissa) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.9 g to 25.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the forest fody
- Weight
- 18.9 g – 25.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 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 forest fody live?
Not recorded
What is the forest fody?
The forest fody (Foudia omissa) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is endemic to Madagascar.
From the Wikipedia article “Forest fody” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forest_fody&oldid=1314376405), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the forest fody endangered?
The forest 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 forest fody classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusFoudia
- SpeciesFoudia omissa Rothschild, 1912
Synonyms Foudia eminentissima omissa
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- snovatec pralesníCzech
- ffwdi’r goedwigWelsh
- Rød VæverDanish
- RothschildweberGerman
- DschungelweberGerman
- arbara teksbirdoEsperanto
- Fodi forestalSpanish
- madagaskarinmetsäkutojaFinnish
- Foudi de forêtFrench
- istočnomadagaskarska pletiljaCroatian
- erdei fodiHungarian
- Fody di forestaItalian
- マダガスカルベニノジコJapanese
- miškinis fudisLithuanian
- Rode BosweverDutch
- tanalaveverNorwegian
- wikłacz leśnyPolish
- tecelão-florestalPortuguese
- foudia-da-florestaPortuguese
- Лесной фудиRussian
- fodia lesnáSlovak
- Šumski fodiSerbian
- skogsfodySwedish
- Orman FodisiTurkish
- фуді лісовийUkrainian
- 林织雀Chinese
- 林褔迪雀Chinese
Relatives of the forest fody
Other species in the same genus Foudia.
Mauritius fody
Foudia rubra
Red fody
Foudia madagascariensis
Rodrigues fody
Foudia flavicans
Seychelles fody
Foudia sechellarum
Comoros fody
Foudia eminentissima
Aldabra fody
Foudia aldabrana
CompareForest fody vs Mauritius fodyForest fody vs Red fodyForest fody vs Rodrigues fodyForest fody vs Seychelles fody
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the forest fody?
An adult forest fody weighs 18.9 g – 25.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the forest fody endangered?
The forest 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 forest fody?
The forest fody (Foudia omissa) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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