Green avadavat
Amandava formosa (Latham, 1790)
The green avadavat (Amandava formosa) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the green avadavat
- Weight
- 9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the green avadavat live?
Not recorded
What is the green avadavat?
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 threatened by the bird trade.
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Is the green avadavat endangered?
The green avadavat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the green avadavat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEstrildidae
- genusAmandava
- SpeciesAmandava formosa (Latham, 1790)
Synonyms Estrilda formosa, Estrilda formosa formosa, Fringilla formosa, Fringilla pulchella, Sporaeginthus formosa, Stictospiza formosa
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Green muniaEnglish
- مونيا أخضرArabic
- Маслиненозелена мунияBulgarian
- हरियर मुनिया चिरईBhojpuri
- múnia verdCatalan
- tygříček olivovýCzech
- cwyrbig gwyrddWelsh
- Olivengrøn AstrildDanish
- SchönfinkGerman
- Grüner TigerfinkGerman
- OlivastrildGerman
- Olivgrüner AstrildGerman
- verda estrildoEsperanto
- Bengalí verdeSpanish
- viher-amadiinEstonian
- vihertiikeripeippoFinnish
- Bengali vertFrench
- zelena estrildaCroatian
- olajzöld asztrildHungarian
- Bengalino verdeItalian
- シマキンカJapanese
- alyvinė astrildaLithuanian
- OlijfastrildDutch
- gitterastrildNorwegian
- bengalik oliwkowyPolish
- bengali-verdePortuguese
- bico-de-lacre-verdePortuguese
- Оливковый астрильдRussian
- Оливково-зелёный астрильдRussian
- amandava olivováSlovak
- Zelena tigrasta zebaSerbian
- grön tigerfinkSwedish
- Yeşil AvadavaTurkish
- бенгалик оливковийUkrainian
- 绿梅花雀Chinese
- 綠色梅花雀Chinese
- 綠色紅梅花雀Chinese
Relatives of the green avadavat
Other species in the same genus Amandava.
Red avadavat
Amandava amandava
Orange-breasted waxbill
Amandava subflava
CompareGreen avadavat vs Red avadavatGreen avadavat vs Orange-breasted waxbill
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green avadavat?
An adult green avadavat weighs 9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the green avadavat endangered?
The green avadavat is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the green avadavat?
The green avadavat (Amandava formosa) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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