Hine's Emerald vs Red Avadavat

Somatochlora hineana compared with Amandava amandava

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hine's Emerald	Red Avadavat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Corduliidae	Estrildidae
Genus	Somatochlora	Amandava
Species	Somatochlora hineana	Amandava amandava

Evolutionary Relationship

Hine's Emerald and Red Avadavat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hine's Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Red Avadavat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hine's Emerald	Red Avadavat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hine's Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Red Avadavat

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), and North America (United States).

Red Avadavat

A brilliantly colored small finch of South and Southeast Asia, red avadavats — also called strawberry finches — display deep crimson plumage with white spots across the body in breeding males. They inhabit tall grasslands, reeds, and scrub near water from Pakistan and India east to Indonesia. Popular cage birds across Asia and now established as introduced populations in parts of Europe, Japan, and the Caribbean. They live in flocks and produce quiet, musical calls.