Red Munia

Taxobox | name = Red Munia
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


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image_caption = Male in breeding plumage
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Estrildidae
genus = "Amandava"
species = "A. amandava"
binomial = "Amandava amandava"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1758
synonyms = "Estrilda amandava"
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range_map_caption = The Red Munia, "Amandava amandava" also known as Red Avadavat or Strawberry 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 km². 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 species is native to Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam

Introduced populations also exist in southern Spain, Brunei, Fiji, Malaysia, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore and Hawaii.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8663&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=53312 IUCN Red List]

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