Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Mountain Firetail

Oreostruthus fuliginosus

The Mountain Firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus) is an 18 g woodland bird that eats mostly seeds. Some populations migrate.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

18 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia.

Where to see it: Kumul Lodge (Papua New Guinea); Ambua Lodge (Papua New Guinea).

Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist