What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Red-headed Parrotfinch been recorded?

Erythrura cyaneovirens occurrence evidence comes from 41 records in 2 countries and territories, from 1939 to 2006. Most records come from Samoa.

Red-headed Parrotfinch
Red-headed Parrotfinch — Photo (display-sized rendition): Joseph Smit · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
AvesPasseriformesEstrildidaeErythrura

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

41 records across 2 countries and territories, 1939–2006.

Erythrura cyaneovirens · GBIF taxon key 5231418

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: September.

9 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: September. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19392006

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Red-headed Parrotfinch has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Red-headed Parrotfinch. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Samoa 39
United States 2

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.