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Red-headed Fody

Red-headed Fody - Adult male

Photographer

» Paul van Giersbergen

Location

» Miringoni, Moheli

Country image taken

» Comores

Date

» September, 2015

Equipment

» Canon EOS1D mark IV and Canon EF 300 mm/F2.8 + 1.4 extender

Bird Species

»Foudia eminentissima - Comoro Fody

Bird Species (French)

»Foudi des Comores

Bird Family

»Ploceidae - Weavers, Malimbes, Bishops, Widowbirds, Fodies

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Subspecies eminentissima, which is only present on Moheli and which has much more extensive red than subspecies consobrina found on Grand Comore.

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