Mountain firetail

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

{{Speciesbox

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Oreostruthus fuliginosus |volume=2016 |page=e.T22719663A94637765 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719663A94637765.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| image = Mountain_Firetail_feeding.jpg

| genus = Oreostruthus

| parent_authority = De Vis, 1898

| species = fuliginosus

| authority = (De Vis, 1897)

}}

The mountain firetail (Oreostruthus fuliginosus) is a common species of estrildid finch found in New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of {{cvt|20000|-|50000|km2|-2}}. It is the only species in the genus Oreostruthus.

It is commonly found in upper montane forest edge and shrubby borders of subalpine grasslands across the central highlands of New Guinea.{{Cite web |title=Mountain Firetail - eBird |url=https://ebird.org/ebird/species/moufir1 |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=ebird.org |language=en}} The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.