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Red avadavat
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<p>The red avadavat (<i>Amandava amandava</i>), red munia or strawberry finch, is a sparrow-sized bird of the family <a href="/facts/Estrildidae/XNjDVEIT">Estrildidae</a>. It is found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical <a href="/facts/Asia/4IToYrrQ">Asia</a> and is popular as a cage bird due to the colourful plumage of the males in their breeding season. It breeds in the <a href="/facts/Indian_Subcontinent/0XUWGXpx">Indian Subcontinent</a> in the <a href="/facts/Monsoon/0a2o484v">monsoon</a> season. The species name of <i>amandava</i> and the common name of <i>avadavat</i> are derived from the city of <a href="/facts/Ahmedabad/l0h2YG5R">Ahmedabad</a> in <a href="/facts/Gujarat/HwmVfMwr">Gujarat</a>, India, from where these birds were exported into the pet trade in former times. </p>