Waxbills (Estrildidae)
Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava) - HBW 15, p. 299
French: Bengali rouge
German: Tigerastrild
Spanish: Bengalí Rojo
Other common names: Avadavat, Red Munia, Strawberry Finch/Waxbill
Taxonomy: Fringilla amandava Linnaeus, 1758, Calcutta, West Bengal, India.
Genus sometimes subsumed in Estrilda. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- amandava ( Linnaeus, 1758) - patchily in Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
- flavidiventris ( Wallace, 1864) - Myanmar, S China (SW Yunnan), NW & C Thailand, and Lesser Sundas (Lombok, Flores, Sumba, Roti, Timor).
- punicea ( Horsfield, 1821) - SE Thailand, Cambodia, S Vietnam, Java and Bali.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds in non-breeding plumage, foraging on the ground. Locality Ohkla Bird Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India (ssp amandava)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 February 2008 4 years ago 22 sec 3.8 -
A group of birds feeding on seeds on tha edge of a road, among several Red-headed Parrotfinches. Locality Nailaga, Viti Levu, Fiji
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2012 28 weeks ago 39 sec 3.7 -
A male in breeding plumage looking around. Locality Thrissur Paddy Fields, Thrissur District, Kerala, India (ssp amandava)
Josep del Hoyo 6 December 2009 3 years ago 13 sec 3.1 -
Two males feeding on grass Locality Kavdi, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India (ssp amandava)
Chandrahas Kolhatkar 23 November 2002 8 years ago 28 sec 2.6 -
A group feeding on grass seeds on a river bank Locality Kavdi, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India (ssp amandava)
Chandrahas Kolhatkar 23 November 2002 8 years ago 27 sec 2.6 -
A group feeding on grass seeds on a river bank Locality Kavdi, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India (ssp amandava)
Chandrahas Kolhatkar 23 November 2002 8 years ago 28 sec 2.5
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This red beauty is a very active bird and generally lives in flocks. It is found throughout India and seen regularly near my pla
Locality Rawatbhata, Chittorgarh District, Rajasthan, India (ssp amandava)
devkinandan 26 January 2011 2 years ago 4.8 -
Shot this one frOm the pit below ground level. This one Is a male.
Locality India (ssp amandava)
RAM MALLYA 15 January 2011 2 years ago 4.4 -
A small reddish bird with white spots on the sides (diagnostic), maroon wings, red bill and a prominent tail.
Locality Pune Division, Maharashtra, India (Monotypic species)
Raghuvanshi Rajesh 26 September 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
This one Is a female.
Locality Belgaum, Belgaum District, Karnataka, India (ssp amandava)
RAM MALLYA 11 January 2011 2 years ago 4.2 -
Seen a flock of 30 birds
Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
jugal Tiwari 15 May 2012 46 weeks ago 4 -
A small population seen near a residential colony where some grassy patchers and nullah provides habitat to this species
Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
jugal Tiwari 15 May 2012 50 weeks ago 4
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Calling while feeding in shrubs Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp amandava)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 1984 3 years ago 4.5 -
A flock in reeds, calling Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp amandava)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 October 1983 3 years ago 4 -
Calling in reeds Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp amandava)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 1984 3 years ago 3
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