24/12/2025
Mount Abu, the only hill station in Rajasthan is a part of the Aravali range. The Aravali range starts near Delhi and touches Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Mount Abu has the highest peak of the Aravali range. This beautiful hill station has several different kinds of habitat including forest, lakes, shrubs and agriculture fields.
Our sole purpose of coming here is to see the only endemic bird called Green Munia also known as Green Avadavad. We reached the hill station at night after driving a long distance from DNP. We had a full day to find this special bird. The next morning as the sunrise was at 7 am, we headed toward Odia village. In a short while after the sunrise the bird activities started. We found this Green Munia on the track where they were feeding. There were at least 20 individuals all together. We gave our full time to these birds, observing and taking pictures till they were done and flew. There were several other bird species we saw around this place that included White-capped Bunting, Indian Yellow Tit, sulpher-bellied Warbler, Indian Scimitar Babbler and many other birds.