| The rest of the day was spent birding with a guide in and around the fort looking for green avadavat, Indian pitta, jungle bush quail, thick billed flowerpecker etc. |
| Perhaps the most attractive of small foreign birds is the avadavat, a tiny, perky little soldier. |
| A popular proverb says the housewife keeps the parrot, the lover keeps the avadavat, and the thief keeps pigeons. |
| The species name amandava and the common name of avadavat is derived from the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat from where these birds were exported into the pet trade. |
