DE: Tigerfink, NL: Rode tijgerastrilde (Tijgervink), FR: Bengali rouge, ES: Bengalí rojo,
IT: Bengalino comune, PT: Bico de lacre vermelho, DK: Tigerfinke,
SW: Röd Tigerfink, NO: Tigerastrild, FI: Punatiikeripeippo, PO: Bengalik erwony,
CZ: Tygříček tečkovaný, HU: Tigrispinty, TR: Çilek ispinozu
Amandava amandava
Amandava amandava amandava
Amandava a. flavidiventris
Amandava a. punicea
Origin: Pakistan, India, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Sunda Islands, Java and Bali.
In addition, cultures have arisen out of birds released in Japan, the Philippines, Hawaii, the Fiji Islands and other islands in the Pacific.
Length: 9-10 cm
Red avadavat A.a.amandava (male)
Red avadavat – Yellow bellied A.a.flavidiventris (male)
Feed: Grass seeds and other small seeds are seeking on the ground. During the time they raise young, they also catch small insects
Red Avadavats like company and occur in large flocks in their range. They are also found on cultivated land.