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Seychelles fody

(Foudia sechellarum)

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Description

The Seychelles fody (Foudia sechellarum) is a small yellowish songbird that are native to the Seychelles islands of Cousin Island,Cousine Island,Frégate Island,and have been introduced to Aride Island,D'Arros Island and as of 2004 Denis Island.Their natural habitat is woodland,but they have adapted to living in such habitats as coconut plantations and gardens.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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Ploceidae
Genus:Foudia
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