Alternative name: Red Munia, Strawberry Finch
- Amandava amandava
Identification
9·5 cm (3¾ in)
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. punicea
- A. a. flavidiventris
- South-western China (Yunnan) to Myanmar, Malay Peninsula and Lesser Sundas
Habitat
Open grassland and paddy fields
Behaviour
They breed in the monsoon season.
Vocalisation
Recording © by Alok Tewari
Male giving lovely song close to a railway track; sound of a passing locomotive and train is heard in the BG.
Gallery
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References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red Avadavat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red_Avadavat
External Links
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