Profile
In flight
Songbirds
Red Avadavat
Amandava amandava
- uncommon
- 48 km/h
- Least Concern
In breeding dress the male glows as if the sunset settled on a sparrow — ruby red with constellations of white spots. The Strawberry Finch of old cage-bird catalogues, but better wild.
- Population
- large; common across native range, with feral populations in several countries
- Habitat
- reedbeds, tall grassland, wet field edges, sugarcane, irrigated crops across South and Southeast Asia
- Diet
- grass seeds, small insects (especially when feeding young)
- Size
- 0.1 m
- Wingspan
- 0.13 m
