Foudia madagascariensis
System : Terrestrial
Kingdom
Phylum
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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
  • Major
    MR
  • Massive
    MV
  • General
  • Distribution
  • Impact
  • Management
  • Bibliography
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Common name
Red Fody (English)
Synonym
Loxia madagascariensis ,Linnaeus, 1766
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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2026) Species profile: Foudia madagascariensis. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Foudia+madagascariensis on 13-03-2026.

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Red List assessed species 3: EN = 1; NT = 2;
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Bibliography
5 references found for Foudia madagascariensis

Management information
BirdLife International (2016). Foudia flavicans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22719159A94614670
Lucking, R. (1997). Hybridization between Madagascan Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis and Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum on Aride Island, Seychelles. Bird Conservation International, 7(1), 1-6. doi:10.1017/S0959270900001362
General information
Garrett, L. et al. (2007). Competition or co-existence of reintroduced, critically endangered Mauritius fodies and invasive Madagascar fodies in lowland Mauritius? Biological Conservation, 140(1-2), pp.19-28.
Garrett, L et al. (2009). Mauritius Fody Recovery Programme Annual Report 2008-09, Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Lever, C. (2005). Naturalized Birds of the World. Bloomsbury, London.
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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 (2026). Foudia madagascariensis. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).