Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Red Avadavat

Amandava amandava

The Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava) is a 9.0 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Waxbills, Munias & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

9.0 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

21

Recorded in India, Spain, United States, Thailand, Nepal, Fiji, Cambodia, Portugal, Indonesia, GP, Bangladesh, Egypt, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Italy, Pakistan, Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia.

Where to see it: Tunalia Road Malolo (Fiji); Manohara River (Nepal); Nong Khamsen wetland (Lao PDR); Al Ha'ir (الحائر) (Saudi Arabia); Manjeera Wildlife Sanctuary (India).

Photo: (c) Vijay Vanaparthy, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist