Red Avadavat

Amandava amandava

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The red avadavat, red munia or strawberry finch (Amandava amandava) 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...

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  1. (c) Ravi Vaidyanathan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151243540691407&set=a.201232861406.158962.516951406&type=1
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amandava_amandava

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