Mauritius fody
Foudia rubra (Gmelin, 1789)
The mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 17.7 g to 17.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
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Quick facts about the mauritius fody
- Weight
- 17.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the mauritius fody
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Where does the mauritius fody live?
Not recorded
What is the mauritius fody?
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.
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Is the mauritius fody endangered?
The mauritius fody is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the mauritius fody classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusFoudia
- SpeciesFoudia rubra (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Emberiza rubra, Ploceus martinetii
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- MauritiuswewerAfrikaans
- fodi de l'illa MauriciCatalan
- snovatec mauricijskýCzech
- ffwdi MauritiusWelsh
- Mauritius VæverDanish
- MauritiusweberGerman
- Mauritius-WeberGerman
- maŭricia teksbirdoEsperanto
- Fodi de MauricioSpanish
- mauritiuksenkutojaFinnish
- Foudi de MauriceFrench
- Cardinal de MauriceFrench
- Foudi de l'Ile MauriceFrench
- mauricijska pletiljaCroatian
- mauritiusi fodiHungarian
- Fody di MauritiusItalian
- Tessitore di MauritiusItalian
- モーリシャスベニノジコJapanese
- mauricinis fudisLithuanian
- MauritiusweverDutch
- mauritiusveverNorwegian
- wikłacz maurytyjskiPolish
- foudia-da-mauríciaPortuguese
- foudia-de-ventre-verdePortuguese
- tecelão-das-mauríciasPortuguese
- Маврикийский фудиRussian
- Маскаренский фудиRussian
- Маврикийский ткачик-фодиRussian
- fodia maurícijskáSlovak
- Fodi sa MauricijusaSerbian
- Morityus FodisiTurkish
- фуді маврикійськийUkrainian
- 毛里求斯织雀Chinese
- 模里西斯福迪雀Chinese
- 毛里求斯艷織雀Chinese
Relatives of the mauritius fody
Other species in the same genus Foudia.
Red fody
Foudia madagascariensis
Rodrigues fody
Foudia flavicans
Seychelles fody
Foudia sechellarum
Forest fody
Foudia omissa
Comoros fody
Foudia eminentissima
Aldabra fody
Foudia aldabrana
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mauritius fody?
An adult mauritius fody weighs 17.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mauritius fody endangered?
The mauritius fody is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the mauritius fody?
The mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) 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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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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