Amandava

 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. The name amandava, along with amadavat and amidavad are all corruptions of Ahmedabad, a city in Gujurat, India from where the first few specimens of the Red Munia Amandava amandava were obtained. The members are: 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.
 * Red Avadavat or Red Munia, Amandava amandava
 * Green Avadavat or Green Munia, Amandava formosa
 * Zebra Waxbill or Orange-breasted Waxbill, Amandava subflava