Seychelles fody

Seychelles fody
on a 1979 stamp of Seychelles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Foudia
Species:
F. sechellarum
Binomial name
Foudia sechellarum
E. Newton, 1867

The Seychelles fody (Foudia sechellarum) is a small yellowish songbird that are native to the Seychelles islands of Cousin Island, Cousine Island, Frégate Island, and have been introduced to Aride Island, D'Arros Island and as of 2004 Denis Island. Their natural habitat is woodland, but they have adapted to living in such habitats as coconut plantations and gardens.[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Foudia sechellarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719155A131885109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719155A131885109.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.