Green Avadavat

The Green Avadavat or Green Munia is a species of Estrildid finch with green and yellow on the body, a bright red bill and black zebra stripes on the flanks. They are endemic to the Indian subcontinent and were formerly popular as cagebirds with the name avadavat being a corruption of the name the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat which was a centre of bird trade. They have a restricted distribution and populations are threatened by bird trade.

The Green Avadavat is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Green Avadavat or Green Munia (Amandava formosa) is a species of Estrildid finch with green and yellow on the body, a bright red bill and black "zebra stripes" on the flanks. They are endemic to the Indian subcontinent and were formerly popular as cagebirds with the name "avadavat" being a corruption of the name the city of "Ahmedabad" in Gujarat which was a centre of bird trade. They have a restricted distribution and populations are threatened by bird trade. More

Green avadavat perched on branch Green avadavat perched on branchPrint factsheet Facts - Synonyms: Estrilda formosa Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Estrildidae Genus Amandava (1) Status More

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Green Avadavats In The Wild These pictures were taken by one of our group members, Jugal Tiwari near Mt Abu India in 2004. Click on the Thumbnail to open the full size picture in a new window. More

distributed across the subcontinent, the Green Avadavat is sparsely distributed in Rajasthan, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. It is a pretty little bird — green with zebra-like stripes and a bright red beak. It is found in small groups in grasslands, scrub forests or sugarcane fields, usually in damp environs. Given the current levels of trade, the green munia’s future looks bleak. More

The Green Avadavat Amandava formosa is a species of estrildid finch found in central India, around southern Rajasthan, central Uttar Pradesh, southern Bihar and West Bengal, south to southern Maharashtra/northern Kerala and northern Andhra Pradesh. Identification The Green Avadavat is approximately 10cm long with a distinctive green-and-yellow avadavat, dark flank bars and reddish bill. Females are duller with indistinctly barred flanks. Both sexs have pale tips to wing-coverts and tertials. More

> to the Green Avadavats, the stars of the show. At noon, because of harsh > light, pack up was announced. > Masala chai, samosas and kachoris were consumed in front of the Dilwara > Temple complex and then we decided on a quick round of the two main Jain > Temples. More

* Red and Green AvadavatExternal Site - Photos and information on husbandry. * Oriental Strawberry FinchesExternal Site - Brief article about oriental strawberry finches. * The Strawberry FinchExternal Site - Photos, song audio clips, and experiences from a keeper of strawberry finches. * Strawberry FinchesExternal Site - A Singing Wings Aviary species profile. More

Green Avadavat (Amandava formosa) is a widespread resident in central India. More