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Red Avadavat

Amandava amandavaOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Estrilid Finches (Estrildidae)

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General

Red Avadavat: Bright red during breeding season, wings are brown, and tail is black. White spots cover body. Black lores, white crescent below each eye, red bill. Out of season, male is similar to female, brown upperparts, dark wings, red rump and yellow-buff underparts. Some white spots scattered overall. As female enters breeding season, chest may show some yellow-orange, tail feathers may show more black. Juveniles have a black beak that turns red as they age, gray-brown above, buff-white below. Wings have two pale wingbars.

Range and Habitat

Red Avadavat: Common in marshy areas and fallow fields on Oahu, Kauai, Hawaii, and Maui. A popular caged bird that escaped as early as the 1900's. Prefers marshy areas and fields.

Voice Text

"jeet"

Interesting Facts

  • A group of finches has many collective nouns, including a "charm", "company", and "trembling" of finches.
  • The Red Avadavat is also known as the Red Munia and Strawberry Finch.
  • The species name amandava and the common name avadavat are both derived from the city Ahmedabad, in Gujarat, India. This is where they were first exported into the pet trade.
  • They are the only waxbill where the male goes out of color when not breeding.


Author

Crystal Adams

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Family
Species Amandava amandava
Length3.75 - 4 Inches
Wingspan Inches

Red Avadavat

Red Avadavat: Small active finch, native to South Asia. Bright red overall with small white spots, wings are brown, and tail is black with red uppertail coverts. Lores are black, white crescent below each eye. Red bill, pink legs and feet. Undulating flight, alternates flapping and gliding.

● Song: "jeet"

● Foraging & Feeding: Red Avadavat: Forages on the ground for grass seeds in open marshy fields or fallow fields.

● Breeding & nesting: Red Avadavat: Four to seven white eggs are laid in a spherical nest constructed of grasses; coconut fibers and feathers may be used for lining. Both parents incubates eggs for 11-14 days, chicks fledge at 20 days.

● Similar species: Not likely to be confused with any other species in its range.

Flight Pattern

Alternates several rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.
Red Avadavat Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Red Avadavat: Common in marshy areas and fallow fields on Oahu, Kauai, Hawaii, and Maui. A popular caged bird that escaped as early as the 1900's. Prefers marshy areas and fields.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationCommon but local
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.31 Ounces