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[[ Image:Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)- Female in Kolkata W IMG 3311.jpg|thumb|left| Female in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. ]]

The '''Red Munia''', ''Amandava amandava'' also known as '''Red Avadavat''' or '''Strawberry Finch''', is a sparrow-sized bird of the [[Munia]] family. It is found in [[South Asia]] with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km². They are popular cage birds due to the colourful plumage of the males in their breeding season. Their normal habitat is open grassland and paddy fields. They breed in the monsoon season. The species name ''amandava'' and the common name of ''avadavat'' is derived from the city of Ahmedabad in [[Gujarat]] from where these birds were exported into the pet trade.

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* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8663&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]

* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=53312 IUCN Red List]

== Gallery==

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Image:Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)- Male in Kolkata W IMG 3315.jpg| Male in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

Image:Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)- In flock in Kolkata W IMG 3313.jpg| In flock in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

</gallery>

[[Category:Amandava]]

[[Category:Birds of Bangladesh]]