Fody
| Fodies | |
|---|---|
| Male red fody in breeding plumage | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Foudia Reichenbach, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Loxia madagascariensis Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
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Fodies are small passerine birds belonging to the genus Foudia in the weaver family Ploceidae.