Green Avadavat (juvenile) at Mt. Abu

            Photographed on a trip to Mt. Abu in Jan 2023. This was the first trip that we had ever made in search of a single bird. The Green Avadavat in this case. Back in oct 2022, in a trip to Mt Abu, among other places in the Aravallis, we realised that it was breeding season and we did not manage to get only 1 glimpse and no photos of this very rare bird. So we headed back in Jan. Under the guidance of Pradeep Dave ji, we managed to not just sight them, but get really good photos too of the male, female and juveniles too! 

These are very pretty small finch-like bird with red bill, red eyes, and distinctly barred flanks. Sexes are similar, but males have brighter greens and yellows than females. Juveniles are brown above, pale with some yellow below, but have the red bill. Very rare and local. Found in very few areas in India, Mt. Abu being one of those. 

These birds were trafficked, still are, for their beauty! They are very trusting in nature and fall prey to the hunters who capture them. This hunting has reduced in the recent past, but still happens.

Taken in: India / Rajasthan / Hetamji (show map)

Taken on: January 27, 2023

Tags:

mt abu

birds

Estrildid Finches (Estrildidae)

Green Avadavat (Amandava formosa)

rajasthan

bird watching

Abu Road

India

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Camera: Nikon D600, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, 400mm, ISO 900 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D600
Lens:	80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	900
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.1 (Macintosh)
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