Scientific name: Foudia madagascariensis
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae

Also called: Red Cardinal Fody or Common Fody

The Madagascar Fody is a small bird native to Madagascar. It is a common bird found in forest clearings, grasslands and cultivated areas. In Madagascar it is regarded as a pest to rice cultivation. Although it is native to Madagascar, it has been introduced to other areas of the Indian Ocean, included the Amirantes, Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius and Réunion.

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