Foudia eminentissima (Red-headed Fody)

Red-headed Fody

Foudia eminentissima Bonaparte, 1850

The Comoros fody, also known as the red-headed fody, is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in the Comoros. The taxon aldabrana, was previously often considered a subspecies of the Comoros fody. Previously, the forest fody from Madagascar was considered a subspecies of the Comoros fody. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Ploceidae
Genus:
   Foudia
Scientific:
  Foudia eminentissima

Original description

Citation:
Bonaparte, 1850

Reference:
Consp.Gen.Av. p.446 ydP

Protonym:
Foudia eminentissimus

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43560673

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
8DE8976D8E0904CF

Avibase ID:
avibase-8DE8976D

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8DE8976D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560110

Geographic range:

Foudia eminentissima eminentissima: Mohéli (Comoro Islands)
Foudia eminentissima anjuanensis: Anjouan (Comoro Islands)
Foudia eminentissima algondae: Mayotte (Comoro Islands)
Foudia eminentissima consobrina: Grand Comoro I. (Comoro Islands)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Red-headed Fody
Catalan:
fodi de les illes Comores
Czech:
snovatec maskarenský
Danish:
Comorervæver
German:
Komorenweber
Spanish:
Fodi Cabecirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Fodi cabecirrojo
Finnish:
maskareenienkutoja
French:
Foudi des Comores
Croatian:
komorska pletilja
Hungarian:
vörösfejű fodi
Italian:
Fody testarossa
Japanese (romaji):
beninojiko
Japanese:
シロハラベニノジコ
Lithuanian:
Raudongalvis fudis
Dutch:
Comorenwever
Norwegian:
Komorvever
Polish:
wikłacz komorski
Portuguese:
Foudia-de-cabeça-vermelha
Russian:
Красноголовый фуди
Slovak:
fodia komorská
Serbian:
Crvenoglavi fodi
Swedish:
aldabrafody/komorfody
Ukrainian:
Фуді коморський
Chinese:
马岛红头织雀
Chinese (Traditional):
紅頭福迪雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Red-headed Fody (Comoros) ( Foudia eminentissima [eminentissima Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Red-headed Fody (Comoros) ( Foudia eminentissima [eminentissima Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Red-headed Fody (Comoros) ( Foudia eminentissima [eminentissima Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Red-headed Fody (Comoros) ( Foudia eminentissima [eminentissima Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Red-headed Fody (Comoros) ( Foudia eminentissima [eminentissima Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Red-headed Fody (Comoros) ( Foudia eminentissima [eminentissima Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Red-headed Fody (Comoros) ( Foudia eminentissima [eminentissima Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Red-headed Fody (Comoros) ( Foudia eminentissima [eminentissima Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Red-headed Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Comoros Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Comoros Fody ( Foudia eminentissima) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Foudia eminentissima [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Foudia [eminentissima or aldabrana] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

Catalan: fodi de les illes Comores
Czech: snovatec maskarenský
Danish: Comorervæver
German: Komorenweber, Komoren-Weber
English: Comoros Fody, Red Forest Fody, Red-headed Fody, Red-headed Fody (Comoros)
English, HBW: Red-headed/Aldabara/Grand Comoro Fody
English (IOC): Aldabra/Comoros Fody, Comoros Fody
English (United States): Red-headed Fody
Spanish: Fodi cabecirrojo, Fodi de las Comoras, Fodi de Las Comoras (grupo eminentissima), Fodi de las Mascarene
Spanish (Spain): Fodi cabecirrojo, Fodi de las Comoras, Fodi de las Comoras (grupo eminentissima), Fodi de las Comoras [eminentissima Group]
Spanish (HBW): Red-headed Fody, Red-headed Fody (Comoros)
Finnish: maskareenienkutoja
French: Foudi de forêt, Foudi des Comores, Foudi des Comores (eminentissima), Foudi des Comores (nominal), Foudi des Comores [eminentissima]
Croatian: komorska pletilja
Hungarian: vörösfejű fodi
Italian: Fody testarossa, Tessitore rosso delle Mascarene
Japanese (romaji): beninojiko, shiroharabeninojiko (eminentissima guru-pu)
Japanese: シロハラベニノジコ, シロハラベニノジコ (eminentissima グループ)
Scientific: Foudia eminentissima, Foudia eminentissima [eminentissima Group], Foudia eminentissima eminentissima, Foudia eminentissimus
Lithuanian: Raudongalvis fudis
Dutch: Comorenwever, Comorenwever (eminentissima groep)
Norwegian: Komorvever, komorvever (eminentissima gr.)
Polish: wiklacz komorski, wikłacz komorski
Portuguese: Foudia-de-cabeça-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal): tecelão-das-comores
Russian: Красноголовый фуди
Slovak: fodia komorská
Serbian: Crvenoglavi fodi, Crvenoglavi fodi [eminentissima grupa]
Swedish: aldabrafody/komorfody, komorfody, Rödhuvad fody
Turkish: Komoro fodisi
Ukrainian: Фуді коморський
Chinese: 马岛红头织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紅頭福迪雀