Red Fody vs Red-headed Fody

Foudia madagascariensis compared with Foudia eminentissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Fody	Red-headed Fody
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Ploceidae	Ploceidae
Genus same	Foudia	Foudia
Species	Foudia madagascariensis	Foudia eminentissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Red Fody and Red-headed Fody share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Foudia.

Conservation Status

Red Fody

LC — Least Concern

Red-headed Fody

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Fody	Red-headed Fody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red Fody

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Bahrain, Norway, and Seychelles.

Red-headed Fody

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Red Fody

Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway