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Red avadavat

Amandava amandava (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red avadavat (Amandava amandava) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.97 g to 10 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red avadavat (Amandava amandava)
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red avadavat

Weight
8.97 g – 10 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
5.3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red avadavat live?

Not recorded

What is the red avadavat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red avadavat (Amandava amandava), red munia or strawberry finch, is a sparrow-sized bird of the family Estrildidae. It is found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical Asia and is popular as a cage bird due to the colourful plumage of the males in their breeding season. It breeds in the Indian subcontinent in the monsoon season. The species name of amandava and the common name of avadavat are derived from the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India, from where these birds were exported into the pet trade in former times.

From the Wikipedia article “Red avadavat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red_avadavat&oldid=1384027624), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red avadavat endangered?

The red avadavat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the red avadavat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusAmandava
  7. SpeciesAmandava amandava (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Amandava punctata, Estrilda amandava, Fringilla amandava

Other names and names in other languages (67)
  • Red muniaEnglish
  • Strawberry finchEnglish
  • مونيا حمراءArabic
  • عصفور الفراولةArabic
  • شمعي المنقار الأحمرArabic
  • عصفور هندي أحمرArabic
  • ৰঙা টুনিAssamese
  • bengalín bermeyuAsturian
  • Тигрова астрилдаBulgarian
  • লাল মুনিয়াBangla
  • múnia roigCatalan
  • bengalí roigCatalan
  • tygříček tečkovanýCzech
  • cwyrbig cochWelsh
  • TigerfinkeDanish
  • TüpfelastrildGerman
  • TigerfinkGerman
  • ΑβαντάβατGreek
  • ruĝa estrildoEsperanto
  • Bengalí rojoSpanish
  • Amandava RojaSpanish
  • Chamorro fresaSpanish
  • maasik-amadiinEstonian
  • سهره توتفرنگیPersian
  • سهره نوک لاکیPersian
  • punatiikeripeippoFinnish
  • Bengali rougeFrench
  • Bengali amandavaFrench
  • Céirghob súchraoibheIrish
  • Bengalí vermelloGalician
  • פרושית אדומהHebrew
  • crvena estrildaCroatian
  • tigrispintyHungarian
  • Pipit benggalaIndonesian
  • TígurstrildiIcelandic
  • Bengalino comuneItalian
  • ベニスズメJapanese
  • ಕೆಂಪು ರಾಟವಾಳKannada
  • tigrinė astrildaLithuanian
  • zemeņu žubīteLatvian
  • കുങ്കുമക്കുരുവിMalayalam
  • लाल मनोलीMarathi
  • लाल मुनियाMarathi
  • TijgervinkDutch
  • TijgervinkjeDutch
  • tigerastrildNorwegian
  • ਲਾਲ ਮੁਨੀਆPunjabi
  • bengalik czerwonyPolish
  • لال مُنیاWestern Panjabi
  • bengali-vermelhoPortuguese
  • BengaliPortuguese
  • bengali-mosqueadoPortuguese
  • Ti Coqrcf
  • Красная мунияRussian
  • Тигровый астрильдRussian
  • RuksestigerbeibbošNorthern Sami
  • amandava bodkovanáSlovak
  • rdeči bengalčekSlovenian
  • Tigrasta zebaSerbian
  • röd tigerfinkSwedish
  • சிவப்புச் சில்லைTamil
  • นกกระติ๊ดแดงThai
  • Kırmızı AvadavaTurkish
  • бенгалик червонийUkrainian
  • Mai hoaVietnamese
  • 紅梅花雀Chinese
  • 红梅花雀Chinese

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Relatives of the red avadavat

Other species in the same genus Amandava.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red avadavat?

An adult red avadavat weighs 8.97 g – 10 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red avadavat endangered?

The red avadavat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the red avadavat?

The red avadavat (Amandava amandava) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{red_avadavat_2026,
  title = {Red avadavat (Amandava amandava)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-avadavat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}