Foudia madagascariensis
System : Terrestrial
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Animalia
Chordata
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Passeriformes
Ploceidae
  • Not Evaluated
    NE
  • No Alien Population
    NA
  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
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    MR
  • Massive
    MV
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Common name
Red Fody (English)
Synonym
Loxia madagascariensis ,Linnaeus, 1766
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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Foudia madagascariensis. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=2045 on 25-11-2024.

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Red List assessed species 3: EN = 1; NT = 2;
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Foudia madagascariensis
Red Fody
Date assessed
2021-11-29
Year published
2022
Eicat category
MO (Moderate)
Justification for EICAT assessment


Competition with the Red Fody (Foudia flavicans) may have caused the decline of the Rodrigues Fody. Other causes for the decline are loss of habitat, cyclones and a severe drought (Lever 2005, BirdLife International 2016).
Confidence rating
Low
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Competition
Countries of most severe impact
Mauritius; Republic of Mauritius
Description of impacts
The Red Fody hybridizes and competes with native fody species, causing the decline of the Rodrigues Fody. It also feeds on seeds of a native grass species.
Assessor
Tom Allmert; Thomas Evans
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Recommended citation
Tom Allmert, Thomas Evans (2024). Foudia madagascariensis. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).