Red avadavat.

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, the males are colourful in their breeding season. It breeds in the  the monsoon season. 

 red avadavat female

  red avadavat female

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.

 a pair of red avadavat

 red avadavat female

 a gang of red avadavat

 They build a globular nest made of grass blades. The usual clutch is about five or six white eggs.

 red avadavat female

  red avadavat male

  red avadavat male

  red avadavat male

all photographs are captured in Lodha heaven dombivili east, Thane maharastra