| Amandava | |
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| Male red avadavat (Amandava amandava) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Amandava Blyth, 1836 |
| Species | |
| A. amandava | |
Amandava is a genus of the estrildid finches. These birds are found in dense grass or scrub in Africa and South Asia. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, red bills. In earlier literature, amadavat and amidavad have been used.[1] The name amandava, along with amadavat and amidavad are all corruptions of Ahmedabad, a city in Gujarat, India from where the first few specimens of the red munia Amandava amandava were obtained.[2]
Species
The members are:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
) | Red avadavat or red munia | Amandava amandava | Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan |
) | Green avadavat or green munia | Amandava formosa | central India, around southern Rajasthan, specifically around Oriya village, central Uttar Pradesh, southern Bihar and West Bengal |
.jpg')) | Orange-breasted waxbill or zebra waxbill | Amandava subflava | south of the Sahara in Africa |
The two avadavats, which are very closely related, are found in tropical South Asia, and the waxbill in Africa. Various members of this genus are sometimes placed in Sporaeginthus.
References
- ^ Newton, A. & H. Gadow. 1896. A dictionary of birds. Black.London. p.11
- ^ a b Pittie, Aasheesh (2004). "A dictionary of scientific bird names originating from the Indian region". Buceros. 9 (2): 1–30.
- Clement, Harris and Davis, Finches and Sparrows ISBN 0-7136-8017-2
External links
Media related to Amandava at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Amandava at Wikispecies
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