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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''<ref> Note: the name ''"Amandava"'' is corrupted from [[Ahmadabad]], a town of [[Gujerat]], India.{{ cite web |url=http://www.bnhsenvis.nic.in/Vol%209%20(2)dictionary.pdf |title=A dictionary of scientific bird names originating from the Indian region |author=Aasheesh Pittie |accessdate=April 27, 2009}}</ref> 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.
The beak begins to turn red in May and darkens during November and December. The beak then turns rapidly to black in April and the cycle continues.<ref>Thapliyal, JP & BBP Gupta (1984) Thyroid and annual gonad development, body weight, plumage pigmentation, and bill color cycles of Lal Munia, ''Estrilda amandava''. Gen. Comp. Endocrinology 55:20-28</ref>
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