Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra)

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

Wikipedia

Birdlife

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

Mauritian Wildlife Foundation

 

VIDEO

Great mini-doco about the Mauritius Fody.  I didn’t realize that there was a similar species called the Madagascar Fody.