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''Amandava'' is a genus of the estrildid finches. These birds are found in dense grass or scrub in Africa and South Asia. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, red bills. In earlier literature, ''amadavat'' and ''amidavad'' have been used.〔Newton, A. & H. Gadow. 1896. A dictionary of birds. Black.London. p.11〕 The name amandava, along with ''amadavat'' and ''amidavad'' are all corruptions of Ahmedabad, a city in Gujarat, India from where the first few specimens of the red munia ''Amandava amandava'' were obtained.〔Pittie, A. 2004. (A dictionary of scientific bird names originating from the Indian region. ) Buceros 9 (2): p6〕 The members are: * Red avadavat or red munia, ''Amandava amandava'' * Green avadavat or green munia, ''Amandava formosa'' * Orange-breasted waxbill or zebra waxbill, ''Amandava subflava'' 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''. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amandava」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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