Green avadavat
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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. The name "avadavat" is a corruption of the name the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India, which was a centre of bird trade.[3] They have a restricted distribution and populations are threatened by the bird trade.
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Green avadavat | |
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A pair at Mt. Abu, India. The slightly duller female in foreground. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Estrildidae |
Genus: | Amandava |
Species: | A. formosa |
Binomial name | |
Amandava formosa (Latham, 1790) | |
Synonyms | |
Stictospiza formosa |
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