Seychelles Fody
Foudia sechellarum
An unusual drab, long-billed fody. Breeding males have yellow patches on the face. Females and non-breeding males are very drab and sparrow-like. An uncommon Seychelles endemic that is now restricted to a few islands. Found in woodland, scrub, and plantations, often in small groups. Females and non-breeding males similar to Red Fody, but Seychelles Fody is darker and has a longer, slimmer, slightly curved bill. Calls include high, silvery notes and lower-pitched “vet” notes. Both are sometimes given in a series.
识别特征
The male Seychelles fody has a yellow face in breeding plumage which the female lacks. The plumage is in general a drab olive and the beak is black. This bird grows to a length of about 12.5 cm (5 in). The female and juvenile resembles the female and juvenile red fody (Foudia madagascariensis), but can be distinguished by having upper parts with less streaking.
分类信息
- 学名
- Foudia sechellarum
- 命名信息
- Newton, E, 1867
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Ploceidae
- 属
- Foudia
分布与栖息地
- 迁徙
- Resident species
行为
The Seychelles fody feeds mainly on insects and other small arthropods, as well as eating fruit, nectar and seeds. It has been known to feed on the eggs of seabirds such as the White tern. The diet includes bugs, beetles, ants and spiders. On Cousin, this bird has a clearly defined breeding season, between May and September, after which period it moults. On some other islands it seems to breed throughout the year. It shares the same habitat in the Seychelles with a related introduced species, the red fody.
保护状况
- 种群趋势
- rising
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