avadavat

A red avadavat, Amandava amandava

Meaning

Any of various estrildid finches of the genus Amandava, especially the red avadavat, Amandava amandava (species), of India and Southeast Asia, commonly kept and bred as a cagebird.

Variant of earlier amadavat, from Ahmedabad, city in Gujarat, India, from which the bird was imported to Europe.

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