Mountain firetail
Oreostruthus fuliginosus (De Vis, 1897)
The mountain firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 18.3 g to 18.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the mountain firetail
- Weight
- 18.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the mountain firetail live?
Not recorded
What is the mountain firetail?
The mountain firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus) is a common species of estrildid finch found in New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000–50,000 km2 (7,700–19,300 sq mi). It is the only species in the genus Oreostruthus.
It is commonly found in upper montane forest edge and shrubby borders of subalpine grasslands across the central highlands of New Guinea. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.
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Is the mountain firetail endangered?
The mountain firetail 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 mountain firetail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEstrildidae
- genusOreostruthus
- SpeciesOreostruthus fuliginosus (De Vis, 1897)
Synonyms Oreospiza fuliginosa
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- diamant de muntanyaCatalan
- amadina horskáCzech
- pila mynyddWelsh
- Ny Guinea-bjergfinkeDanish
- BergamadineGerman
- monta estrildoEsperanto
- Diamante montanoSpanish
- pruunamadiinEstonian
- papuantuliperäFinnish
- Diamant des montagnesFrench
- planinska amadinaCroatian
- hegyi pintyHungarian
- Pipit ekor-apiIndonesian
- ワキアカスズメJapanese
- raudonšonė amadinaLithuanian
- RoodflankbergastrildDutch
- sjokoladeastrildNorwegian
- kraśniczek brunatnyPolish
- diamante-montêsPortuguese
- rabo-de-fogo-montêsPortuguese
- Горная амадинаRussian
- diamantovka horskáSlovak
- Brdska amadinaSerbian
- papuaastrildSwedish
- Dağ BelikınalısıTurkish
- амадина гірськаUkrainian
- 红胁火尾雀Chinese
- 紅脇高山火尾雀Chinese
Relatives of the mountain firetail
Other species in the same family Estrildidae.
Scaly-breasted munia
Lonchura punctulata
Red avadavat
Amandava amandava
White-rumped munia
Lonchura striata
Sunda zebra finch
Taeniopygia guttata
Tricoloured munia
Lonchura malacca
Indian silverbill
Euodice malabarica
CompareMountain firetail vs Scaly-breasted muniaMountain firetail vs Red avadavatMountain firetail vs White-rumped muniaMountain firetail vs Sunda zebra finch
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mountain firetail?
An adult mountain firetail weighs 18.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mountain firetail endangered?
The mountain firetail 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 mountain firetail?
The mountain firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus) belongs to the family Estrildidae 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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