| Aldabra fody | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Foudia |
| Species: | F. aldabrana
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| Binomial name | |
| Foudia aldabrana Ridgway, 1893
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The Aldabra fody (Foudia aldabrana) is a passerine bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Aldabra, an atoll northwest of Madagascar, part of Seychelles. Regarded as conspecific with the Comoros fody in the past, it is now recognized as a distinct species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Both sexes are yellow in color across much of the body, with breeding males orange-scarlet on the head and neck. The species has a large and powerful bill, used to compete with other birds of Aldabra for food. Nesting occurs over several months, often in introduced coconut palms and Casuarina trees. The Aldabra fody is considered endangered by the IUCN, threatened by predation of nests and drought. Hybridization with the related Madagascar fody has occurred in the past, but is not currently considered a danger to the species.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Foudia aldabrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T103811282A131793304. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103811282A131793304.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Shelley, George Ernest; Grönvold, Henrik; Sclater, William Lutley (1905). The birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian region. Published for the author by R.H. Porter (18 Princes Street, Cavendish Square, W.). p. 491. Retrieved 24 November 2023.