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Birdsong field guide

Mauritius Fody

Foudia rubra

The Mauritius Fody is a small, endangered forest passerine endemic to Mauritius, distinguished by the male's vibrant scarlet head and breast during the breeding season.

What it sounds like

A high-pitched, metallic 'chip' or 'tzip' note and a complex song consisting of rapid trills and dry, wheezing whistles.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Cedric Mroczko · MauritiusCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Possesses a specialized brush-tipped tongue adapted for extracting nectar from native Mauritian flowers.
Differentiated from the invasive Madagascar Fody by its longer, more slender bill and darker wing plumage.
The species suffered drastic declines due to nest predation by invasive black rats and crab-eating macaques.
Successful translocation programs established a vital subpopulation on the predator-free offshore island of Île aux Aigrettes.
Unlike many other fodies, it is primarily insectivorous, often gleaning invertebrates from the undersides of leaves and bark.

Habitat

Remaining fragments of native upland evergreen forests and some coastal scrub on offshore islets.

Range

Endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Aldabra FodyFoudia aldabrana Forest FodyFoudia omissa Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis Red-headed FodyFoudia eminentissima Reunion FodyFoudia delloni Rodrigues FodyFoudia flavicans Rodrigues FodyFoudia flavicans Seychelles FodyFoudia sechellarum

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