Habitat
Subtropical and tropical grass and low bushes, sugarcane fields, open, shrubby forest and boulder-strewn scrub jungle, often near water, generally in lowlands and foothills.
Central India from southern Rajasthan, central Uttar Pradesh and southern Bihar south to Maharashtra, northern Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Trapping for trade is the main thtreat. Also destruction and conversion of habitat for agriculture is a potential threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Song is a high-pitched warble, ending with prolonged trill. Calls include weak 'seee' and 'swee' notes.
Green Avadavat (Amandava formosa) [XC529856]
by Oscar Campbell from , India (alarm call, call)
Green Avadavat (Amandava formosa) [XC149552]
by Frank Lambert from , India (call)
Subspecies
Genus sometimes subsumed in Estrilda. This species sometimes placed in a monotypic genus, Stictospiza. Recent studies of mitochondrial DNA, however, indicate monophyly with Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava) and Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava).
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Female or juvenile Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava) which lacks green coloration and dark flank bars and has pale tips to wing-coverts and tertials. Beware individuals dyed green by trappers.
References
See References.