Weavers and Allies
Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae
The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season. There are 116 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in the Seychelles. The status of the Madagascar Fody in the Seychelles is uncertain, it was possibly introduced or may have been an uncommon resident prior to human arrival.
- Madagascar Fody Foudia madagascariensis (I?)
- Red-headed Fody Foudia eminentissima
- Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum (E)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Seychelles
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