Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Red Fody
Foudia madagascariensis
- epik
- 35 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Breeding males blaze scarlet with a black mask, then molt back to streaky brown. Flame on, flame off. Native to Madagascar.
- Populasi
- Abundant and common; not quantified globally, described as one of the most numerous birds in Madagascar and common where introduced
- Habitat
- Open habitats including forest edges, scrub, savanna, grasslands, cultivated land, and towns/gardens; avoids dense intact forest, mostly below 1,000 m elevation (occasionally to 2,400 m); roosts in bamboo, grasses, reedbeds, sugar cane, and mangroves
- Fakta menarik
- Breeding males turn brilliant scarlet-red and weave an intricate globular nest with a side entrance to attract a mate, often building and abandoning several nests before one is chosen.
- Sebaran
- Endemic (native breeding) to Madagascar, where it is abundant; widely introduced and now established on Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues, the Seychelles, Amirantes, Comoros, Saint Helena, and Bahrain. The Chagos Archipelago is also reported.
- Makanan
- Omnivorous: grass and rice seeds, insects (beetles, caterpillars, moths, spiders), fruit, nectar, and household/agricultural scraps such as copra; considered an agricultural pest in rice-growing areas
- Ukuran
- 0,13 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,19 m
- Masa hidup
- 3 tahun
