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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Latham, J 1790)
Reference:
Index Orn.
1 p.441
Protonym:
Fringilla formosa
Avibase ID:
7423EBDDB016AEDF
Avibase ID:
avibase-7423EBDD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7423EBDD
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558535
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Bengali vert ( Amandava formosa) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bengali vert ( Amandava formosa) |
Clements, version 2021: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Clements, version 2022: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Clements, version 2023: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Clements 3rd edition: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Clements 4th edition: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
Clements 6th edition: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
Clements, version 2015: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
Clements, version 2016: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
Clements, version 2017: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
Clements, version 2018: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
Clements, version 2019: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
eBird version 1.50: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
eBird version 1.52: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
eBird version 1.53: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
eBird version 1.54: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
eBird version 1.55: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
eBird version 2015: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
eBird version 2016: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
eBird version 2017: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
eBird version 2018: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
eBird version 2019: Green Avadavat ( Sporaeginthus formosus) |
eBird version 2021: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
eBird version 2022: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
eBird version 2023: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Green Munia ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Green Munia ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Oriental Bird Club: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Amandava formosa |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Amandava formosa |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Amandava formosa |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Green Avadavat ( Amandava formosa) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amandava formosa |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amandava formosa |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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