The Strawberry Finch's official name is Red Avadavat, but you can easily see where the nickname came from when you look at the photo of this bird from South-East Asia. It's also sometimes called a Red Munia.
Source: eBird
These birds were once very popular pets, but the males have this intense coloring only during breeding season, and even then they don't get as vividly red when they live in colder climates. Hence my poem.
Rice field
Red flash
Red beak
Red eyes
Red rump
Red hot
©Ruth Bowen Hersey
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