Waxbills (Estrildidae)
Mountain Firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus) - HBW 15, p. 351
French: Diamant des montagnes
German: Bergamadine
Spanish: Diamante Montano
Other common names: Crimson-sided/Red-sided Mountain Finch, Crimson-sided Weaver Finch
Taxonomy: Oreospiza fuliginosa De Vis, 1897, Mount Scratchley, New Guinea.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pallidus Rand, 1940 - Oranje and Hindenburg Mts, in New Guinea.
- hagenensis Mayr & Gilliard, 1954 - Central Highlands, in E New Guinea.
- fuliginosus ( De Vis, 1897) - mountains of SE New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird moving and foraging on the ground Locality Ambua Lodge, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp fuliginosus)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 August 2002 4 years ago 27 sec 3.2 -
A bird feeding on bare ground Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 18 August 2008 3 years ago 21 sec 3 -
A bird feeding in short grass Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 21 August 2008 3 years ago 21 sec 2
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A bird perched.
Locality Baliem Valley, Jayawijaya Regency, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
mehdhalaouate 19 June 2008 2 years ago 2.7 -
Frontal view of bird on ground
Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 13 August 2010 1 year ago 2
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