#Strawberry_Finch

This beautiful bird is red Avadavat ( Amandava Amandava)
It is also called by many other names. Tiger Finch, Amandavade, Red waxbill Avadavat, Indian Strawberry, Scarlet Amandava, Avadavat red Munia, Estrilda Amandava.
It is a sparrow sized bird. The species name of amandava and the common name of avadavat are derived from the city of Ahmedabad of Gujarat, from where these birds were exported into pet trade in former times.
Their natural range stretches from the Indus Valley of Pakistan to the plains of the Brahmaputra extending south to the peninsula of India.
Red Avadavat are about t
3-4 inches in length. Average wingspan is around 49 mm. Both male and females moult into breeding plumage each year. During the breeding season, males have a deep red crown and back and there are white streaks under the eyes. The sides of the head, down the breast and the undersides are scarlet. The wings tail or feathers and flanks are dark red with white spots. The tail feathers are black. The beaks of the males are red. When females go into the breeding season, the often moult and the chest and the underbelly becomes brighter yellow orange. At the end of the breeding season males begin to moult to plumage that resembles the a coloration of females. The colour of the underbelly ranges from a creamy tan to creamy yellow and there are black streaks under the eyes. The crown, back wings and tail are dark brown with fewer white spots than male in breeding season. Juveniles of their species are dull- greyish brown all over. This is the first moult from the nesting stage. Nestlings are marked by dark skin down and have markings around the mouth.
They habitat in open bush, sugarcane fields, open woodlands, tall and grassy areas alongside bodies of water, edges of cultivation.
They feed on variety of food sources. They are known mainly as ground feeders. Plant diet includes seeds, grains, nuts, millets. These are omnivorous. Feeds on insects too. When feeding young, they prefer larvae and pupae, centipedes and caterpillars.
Red Avadavat are monogamous species within a breeding season. They breed once a year. Breeding can occur from January to April. They lay 4 to 6 eggs. Average time for hatching is 11 days. Average fledging age is 20 days. Male Red Avadavat use their bright red plumage in addition to mating dance to attract females. The grass stem or feathers in their mouth, deeply bowing with feathers erect. Both male and female display. When the birds have paired, they separate from the larger group to build a nest.
To protect against predation, these finch usually stay in large groups, especially during the non breeding season. During the non breeding season, brightly coloured males lose their plumage and become brown, much like females. This brown plumage may serve as camouflage during the dry season.
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[@CHIPIESWIZZ]

Super vidéo on a adoré new friend 🛎❤️🛎❤️🇫🇷

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[@BirdsCollectionKarachi]

Supreme Video Anu Thanks To share

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[@hildadsoza746]

Nice

[@hanifbaloch3497]

Can you tell me where you have shoot this video? i am from Pakistan Karachi i like strawberry finch

[@BirdWatchwithANUKUSUMAKARKADRI]

Hi 😊 this was filmed in Bangalore outskirts, Karnataka India 🙏

[@kishankevatkingkk1944]

Nice 👌 👌

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Thank you so much Kishan,😍😍

[@fahaduddin2804]

Excellent video mam.. I'm from Pakistan.. In Pakistan this bird is dissappering because of poaching

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Thank you for watching my videos, I noticed my videos were viewed from Pakistan in my analytics. 🙏

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I see them in wild. And they keep changing their roosting places

[@mohanrajayadav]

Hello anu ! Please recommend some important daily foods for red munias.

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Hello Mohan, I've seen red Munias in wild, I've observed them feed mainly on grass seeds, foraging on ground as well as in rice paddy and millet fields.
They take insects, such as termites, small mealworms, waxworms, fruit fly larva, especially to feed the young/fledgling.
If you are breeding the birds in cage, I don't know to tell you. Because, I've seen Munias only in wild.

[@mohanrajayadav]

@@BirdWatchwithANUKUSUMAKARKADRI thank you for your kind reply. It's useful to me.

[@zeeshannawaz5153]

Can u explain me the difference between male & female of scaly breasted munia & tricolor munia..

[@BirdWatchwithANUKUSUMAKARKADRI]

Good question 👍. Male scaly breasted Munia has chestnut brown face, throat and breast. underparts boldly scaled with black, olive -yellow to rufous orange on uppertail- convert and edges of tail.
Female had uniform brown upperparts and buff to rufous - buff underparts. They have no spots on their underparts.

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And about Tricolour Munia, both look the similar, except the beak of the female bird is little smaller.

[@zeeshannawaz5153]

@@BirdWatchwithANUKUSUMAKARKADRI Thanks for the information..

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