Red Munia

The Red Munia, Red Avadavat or Strawberry Finch is a sparrow-sized bird of the Munia family. 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 South Asia during the Monsoon season. The species name of amandava and the common name of avadavat are derived from the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat from where these birds were exported into the pet trade in former times.

The Red Munia is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Red Munia, Red Avadavat or Strawberry Finch (Amandava amandava) is a sparrow-sized bird of the Munia family. 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 South Asia during the Monsoon season. More

The Red Munia or Strawberry Finch or Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava) is a sparrow-sized bird of the Munia or Silverbill family and is found in India. Naturalised populations exist in southern Spain and Hawaii. Their normal habitat is open grassland and paddy fields. They breed in the monsoon season. They are popular cage birds due to the colorful plumage of the males in their breeding season. More

The Red Munia is a small bird that is found in Southern Asia, and other areas including India. It is estimated that there are about ten million of the Red Munia, which is also called the Strawberry Finch. The Red Munia will flock and move to feeding areas in large groups literally covering the ground in fields where they will pick at seeds and insects. More

I feel it is a Red munia female - what is your guess, also do see the OrientalBirdImages.com for more images... More

Very well captured of this red munia,with nice colors,exposure and dof are well handled and if you compare your shot to the one of Goutham are you thinking to change to digital? Well done,I like it a lot, Paul * Great * whjb Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer (683) * * More

Red Munia is a sparrow sized small bird. The picture you see is that of a male. The female looks similar except that the red plumage around the head is replaced by brown plumage. They lay eggs in specially constructed nest. The nest is generally constructed close to the ground in thick bushes. It takes 3 to 4 weeks for the egg to hatch and may be another 3 to 4 weeks before the chicks can start flying. More