Amandava

Amandava
	Male red avadavat (Amandava amandava)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Estrildidae
Genus:	Amandava; Blyth, 1836
Type species
	Amandava punctata = Fringilla amandava; Blyth, 1836
Species
	A. amandava; A. formosa; A. subflava

Amandava is a genus of the

red munia Amandava amandava were obtained.^[3]

Taxonomy

The genus Amandava was introduced in 1836 by the English zoologist

Amadiva containing two African finches.^[6]

Species

The genus contains three species:[7]

Common Name	Scientific 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
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

^ "Estrildidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ 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.
^ White, Gilbert (1836). Blyth, Edward (ed.). The Natural History of Selborne, with its Antiquites; Naturalist's Calendar, &c. London: Orr and Smith. p. 44, Footnote.
ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4
.

PMID 32028027
.

Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits"
. IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amandava&oldid=1193598620"

[HM4-1] "Estrildidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[2] Newton, A. & H. Gadow. 1896. A dictionary of birds. Black.London. p.11

[Pittie-3] Pittie, Aasheesh (2004). "A dictionary of scientific bird names originating from the Indian region". Buceros. 9 (2): 1–30.

[4] White, Gilbert (1836). Blyth, Edward (ed.). The Natural History of Selborne, with its Antiquites; Naturalist's Calendar, &c. London: Orr and Smith. p. 44, Footnote.

[5] ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4
.

[6] PMID 32028027
.

[ioc-7] Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits"
. IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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