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Amandava amandava,
Strawberry Finch, Red Avadavat |
The Red Munia, Amandava amandava also known as Red Avadavat or Strawberr y
Finch, is a sparrow-sized bird of the Munia family. It is found in South
Asia with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 kmē.
They are popular cage birds due to the colourful plumage of the males in
their breeding season. Their normal habitat is open grassland and paddy
fields. They breed in the monsoon season. The species name amandava and
the common name of avadavat is derived from the city of Ahmedabad in
Gujarat from where these birds were exported into the pet trade.
The beak begins to turn red in May and darkens during November and
December. The beak then turns rapidly to black in April and the cycle
continues. |
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