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Revision as of 20:05, 26 July 2016
Alternative name: Red Munia
- Amandava amandava
Identification
The Red Avadavat is the size of a sparrow. The males in their breeding season have colourful plumage.
Distribution
South Asia - Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Introduced populations also exist in southern Spain, Brunei, Fiji, Malaysia, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore and Hawaii.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Amandava amandava has three subspecies:[1]
- A. a. amandava
- Lowlands of Pakistan to India, southern Nepal and Bangladesh
- A. a. flavidiventris
- South-western China (Yunnan) to Myanmar, Malay Peninsula and Lesser Sundas
- A. a. punicea
Habitat
Open grassland and paddy fields
Behaviour
They breed in the monsoon season.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red Avadavat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red_Avadavat
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