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The red avadavat (Amandava amandava), red munia or strawberry finch, is a sparrow-sized bird of the family Estrildidae. It is found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical Asia and is popular as a cage bird due to the colourful plumage of the males in their breeding season. It breeds in the Indian Subcontinent in the monsoon season. The species name of amandava and the common name of avadavat are derived from the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India, from where these birds were exported into the pet trade in former times
Scientific Name : Amandava amandava
Family : Estrildidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Waxbills, Munias, And Allies
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 10
Compare Size : House Sparrow -
Weight : 0
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : No
Nesting Season : globular nest made of grass blades. with 5-6 white eggs
Other Names :
English : red munia, strawberry finch
Habitat:
flat plains, in places with tall grasses or crops, often near water
Breeding:
Breeding in the monsoon seaso
Feeding:
grass seeds but will also take insects like termites
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Wing | In Breeding plumage brown with white spots, in Non-Breeding plumage black with white spots |
| Head | In Breeding plumage crimson-red; In Non-Breeding plumage dark-brown expect whitish throat |
| Upperparts | In Breeding plumage variably brown and crimson-red except rump; In Non breedng plumage dark-brown expect rump |
| Rump | crimson-red with white spots |
| Flanks | In Breeding plumage crimson-red with white spots; In Non-Breeding plumage yellow-brown |
| Breast | In Breeding plumage crimson-red; In Non-Breeding plumage whitish brown |
| Belly | In Breeding plumage upper belly crimson-red and lower belly black; In Non-Breeding plumage upper belly whitish and lower belly yellow-brown |
| Vent | Black |
| Tail | black; rounded |
| Bill | red |
| Female | |
|---|---|
| Bill | red |
| Head | brown with whitish throat |
| Underparts | brown expect rump |
| Rump | crimson-red |
| Breast | whitish-brown |
| Belly | yellow-brown |
| Wing | brown with some white spots |
| Note : duller version of male |
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