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Euodice malabarica, commonly known as the Indian Silverbill, is a species of bird within the family Estrildidae. It belongs to the genus Euodice and is classified under the order Passeriformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The species was originally described by Linnaeus in 1758.
The taxon range is listed as Africa, while biological records indicate occurrences in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Kenya. Its IUCN conservation status is Least Concern, a designation assigned in 2018. Biological data for the species includes a mass of 12, an egg incubation period of 13, and a litter size of 4.6.
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Species
Least ConcernIndian Silverbill
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 147
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, SUI, UWBM, LSUMZ, CLO
- Recorded in
- India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Pakistan, Kenya, Oman, Puerto Rico, United States
Bird sounds
- call· United Arab Emirates· quality A
- begging call· United Arab Emirates· quality A
- call· India· quality A
- call· United Arab Emirates· quality A
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Euodice
- Mass
- 12
- Image
- Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN2542 (2).jpg
Show 10 more facts
- taxon name
- Euodice malabarica
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Euodice malabarica
- Commons gallery
- Euodice malabarica
- litter size
- 4.6
- egg incubation period
- 13
- taxon common name
- Capuchino Picoplata Indio
- taxon range
- Africa
- taxon author citation
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Indian silverbill or white-throated munia (Euodice malabarica) is a small passerine bird found in the Indian subcontinent and adjoining regions that was formerly considered to include the closely related African silverbill (Euodice cantans). This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in the drier regions of the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. It has also been introduced into many other parts of the world and has become established in some areas. They forage in small flocks in grassland and scrub habitats.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Euodice malabarica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.