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. Photo from Wikpedia.
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They are confined to the south-west interior of Mauritiusin the Black River Gorges National Park. They can be easily confused with the Madagascar Fody, I wish I had know that when I was there! I just assumed all the cute little red and brown birds were the Mauritius one but they were probably Madagascar Fodies.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAURITIUS FODY
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
VIDEO
Great mini-doco about the Mauritius Fody. I didn’t realize that there was a similar species called the Madagascar Fody.