Basic information |
Scientific name |
Amandava amandava |
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Common names |
Red avadavat, Red munia, Avadavat, Strawberry finch, Red waxbill, Scarlet amandava, Amandava |
Higher taxon |
Estrildidae, Passeriformes, Aves |
Natural range |
Pakistan, India, Vietnam, Malay Peninsula |
Habitat |
Grassland, stream, reed bed, riverside, shrub, landfill, etc. |
Invasion information |
Range in Japan |
There were records of breeding in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga, Nara, Hyogo, and Niigata Prefs., and occurrence most of Japan except for Ryukyus and Akita, Iwate and northern region. |
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Origin |
Unknown. |
Date |
There were records of import since 17 or 18 C. Found since 1960s along Tamagawa and Arakawa River, Tokyo. In 1964 to 1973, breedings were recored in Hyogo Pref. |
Route |
Deliberate: Escape or release of pet animal. |
Impact |
Potentially: Damage on agriculture in foreign non-native range. Unknown impact. Because not so abundant in Japan, there seems no serious impact. Native organism(s) affected: |
Regulation in Japan |
No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication. |
Introduced range in other countries |
Luzon Is., Sumatra Is., Singapore, Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Repub. Dominica, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles, Hawaii, Reunion, Vanuatu, Fiji, etc. |