Green Avadavat

Sporaeginthus formosus

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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. They have a restricted distribution and populations are...

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  1. (c) Dr Satya Prakash Mehra, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dr Satya Prakash Mehra
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporaeginthus_formosus

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