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Red-headed parrotfinch

Erythrura cyaneovirens (Peale, 1848)

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The red-headed parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.9 g to 13 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-headed parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens)
Photo: Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-headed parrotfinch

Weight
13 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src 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 red-headed parrotfinch live?

Not recorded

What is the red-headed parrotfinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-headed parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Samoa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000 to 50,000 km2.

It is found in subtropical/tropical lowland moist forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-headed parrotfinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-headed_parrotfinch&oldid=1380579446), 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 red-headed parrotfinch endangered?

The red-headed parrotfinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the red-headed parrotfinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusErythrura
  7. SpeciesErythrura cyaneovirens (Peale, 1848)

Synonyms Geospiza cyaneovirens

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • Red-headed parrot-finchEnglish
  • Red-headed parrot-finchEnglish
  • Royal parrotfinchEnglish
  • عصفور الببغاء الملكيArabic
  • عصفور الببغاء أحمر الرأسArabic
  • diamant cap-roigCatalan
  • amada královskáCzech
  • amada krátkoocasáCzech
  • Korthalet PapegøjeamadineDanish
  • SamoapapageiamadineGerman
  • KönigspapageiamadineGerman
  • Kurzschwanz-PapageiamadineGerman
  • KurzschwanzpapageiamadineGerman
  • samoa estrildoEsperanto
  • Diamante RealSpanish
  • Diamante verdiazulSpanish
  • Pinzón Loro RealSpanish
  • punapea-roheamadiinEstonian
  • melanesianparatiisipeippoFinnish
  • Diamant vert-bleuFrench
  • Diamant des Nouvelles-HébridesFrench
  • Érythrure vert-bleuFrench
  • crvenoglava amadinaCroatian
  • király-papagájamandinaHungarian
  • szamoai papagájamandinaHungarian
  • Diamante testarossaItalian
  • Diamante delle SamoaItalian
  • セイキヒノマルチョウJapanese
  • raudongalvė papūginė amadinaLithuanian
  • KongeamadinNorwegian Bokmål
  • SamoapapegaaiamadineDutch
  • KoningspapegaaiamadineDutch
  • rødhetteamadinNorwegian
  • papuzik czerwonogłowyPolish
  • diamante-verde-e-azulPortuguese
  • diamante-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Самоанская амадинаRussian
  • Королевская попугайная амадинаRussian
  • Короткохвостая попугайная амадинаRussian
  • amada červenohlaváSlovak
  • Kratkorepa papagaj amadinaSerbian
  • papegojamadinSwedish
  • Al Başlıklı Papağan İspinozuTurkish
  • папужник королівськийUkrainian
  • папужник червоноголовийUkrainian
  • 紅頭鸚雀Chinese
  • 红头鹦雀Chinese

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Relatives of the red-headed parrotfinch

Other species in the same genus Erythrura.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-headed parrotfinch?

An adult red-headed parrotfinch weighs 13 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-headed parrotfinch endangered?

The red-headed parrotfinch 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 red-headed parrotfinch?

The red-headed parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_headed_parrotfinch_2026,
  title = {Red-headed parrotfinch (Erythrura cyaneovirens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-headed-parrotfinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}