Green Avadavat
Amandava formosa(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Green Avadavat
The Green Avadavat (Amandava formosa) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: locally in grassland and scrub of peninsular IndiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Amandava formosa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Green Avadavat
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla formosa
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- India.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.441
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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