Munias Archives - Birds of Gujarat

Red Avadavat

Sanjeev Kapadia — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 07:11:31 +0000

Red Avadavat is a sparrow sized bird of Munia or silver bill family. They are also known as Red Munia due to its colourful plumage in breeding season. It is a very popular cage bird. The scientific name Amandava or common name of Avadavat is derived from the city of Read more…

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Scaly-breasted Munia

Sanjeev Kapadia — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 08:55:54 +0000

Scaly-breasted Munia species of munia is endemic to all of Asia. It is a known bird in pet trade. It is named so because of the prominent scaly design on the breast and stomach. They are also well known as Scaly-breasted Mannikin, Spice Finch, Spice Munia, Spotted Mannikin, Spotted Munia, Read more…

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Black-headed Munia

Sanjeev Kapadia — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 08:46:36 +0000

Black-headed Munia are very attractive species of munia widely found in India, Sri lanka and Southern China. They are also knowns as Black-headed Mannikin, Black-headed Nun, Indian Black-headed Munia, Three-coloured Nun, Tricoloured Mannikin, Tricoloured Nun. Gujarati Name શ્યામશિર તપશિયુ Scientific Name Lonchura malacca Scientific Family Estrildidae Status in Gujarat Resident Read more…

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