Strawberry finch
by Juan Carlos Ballesteros
Title
Strawberry finch
Artist
Juan Carlos Ballesteros
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Strawberry finch (Female).
\"The red avadavat, red munia or strawberry finch (Amandava amandava) is a sparrow-sized bird of the Estrildidae family. It is found in the open fields and grasslands of tropical Asia and is popular as a cage bird due to the colourful plumage of the males in their breeding season.
It breeds in the Indian Subcontinent in the monsoon season. The species name of amandava and the common name of avadavat are derived from the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India, from where these birds were exported into the pet trade in former times.
This small finch is easily identified by the rounded black tail and the bill that is seasonally red. The rump is red and the breeding male is red on most of the upper parts except for a black eye-stripe, lower belly and wings. There are white spots on the red body and wing feathers. The non-breeding male is duller but has the red-rump while the female is duller with less of the white spotting on the feathers.\" WP
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March 22nd, 2019
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Comments (6)
Judi Dressler
Beautiful portrait, Juan -- love how the colors of the bird are reflected in the background! l/f
William Tasker
I enjoyed viewing this fine nature photograph and have featured it on the homepage of the group, Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group. L/F
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