Green Avadavat
Amandava formosa
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Birds
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. The name "avadavat" is a corruption of the name the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India, which was a centre of bird trade. They have a restricted distribution and populations are threatened by the bird trade.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Amandava