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OverviewAI-generated
Amandava amandava, commonly known as the Red Avadavat, is a species of bird in the family Estrildidae. Described by Linnaeus in 1758, it belongs to the genus Amandava within the class Aves and order Passeriformes. The species has an egg incubation period of 12 days and a mass of 9.9.
Its taxon range includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Mainland Southeast Asia, and India. The IUCN Red List assigned the species a conservation status of Least Concern in 2024. It is also noted as an introduced breeder.
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Species
Least ConcernRed Avadavat
Amandava amandava
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae
Introduced breeder.
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 365
- With media
- 60
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Collections
- DMNS, UCM, UAM, YPM, CUMV, UNSM
- Recorded in
- Japan, India, United States, Philippines, Captive
Bird sounds
- subsong· Thailand· quality A
- call, song· Italy· quality A
- call· Laos· quality B
- call· Myanmar· quality B
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Amandava
- Mass
- 9.9
- Image
- Red Avadavat in Baruipur September 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 12.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Amandava amandava
- taxon name
- Amandava amandava
- egg incubation period
- 12
- taxon common name
- bengali-mosqueado
- short name
- A. amandava
- taxon range
- Africa
- taxon author citation
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Red avadavat (Amandava amandava), red munia or strawberry finch - sound
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.
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