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Foudia rubra (Mauritius Fody)

Synonyms: Emberiza rubra (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

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. It is also on the United States' Endangered Species List with an endangered status. This bird is 14 centimeters long. Breeding males are olive brown with a red head, breast and rump patch and black lores. While females, non-breeding males and juveniles are olive brown with white wing bars and a brown bill.
View Wikipedia Record: Foudia rubra

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Foudia rubra

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
42
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.12497
EDGE Score: 3.4965
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  17.7 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Nectarivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  70 %
Diet - Nectar [2]  10 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  70 %
Forages - Understory [2]  30 %
Clutch Size [3]  2

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Mascarene forests France, Mauritius Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests    

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Macchabee-Bel Ombre Nature Reserve Biosphere Reserve 8881 Mauritius    

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
MacchabĂ©: Brise Fer forest Mauritius A1, A2  
Relict forests of central plateau Mauritius A1, A2  
Southern slopes Mauritius A1, A2  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles Yes

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Cheke, AS and Jones, CG 1987. Measurements and weights of the surviving endemic birds of the Mascarenes and their eggs. In Diamond. AW (ed.). Studies of Mascarene Island birds, pp. 403-422. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0