Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica)

Other Scientific Names
Euodice malabarica [Cramp and Simmons (1977-1994)], Euodice malabarica [AERC TAC (2003)]

Other Names (World)
Indian Silverbill, White-throated Munia, White-throated Silverbill, Warbling Silverbill, Common Silverbill, White-rumped Munia, White-rumped Silverbill

Family
Estrildidae (Waxbills)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland, dry savanna, dry forest, pastureland, arable land. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, India (B) (NB), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Israel, Nepal, Oman (B), Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates.

Introduced to Jordan (B) (NB), Kuwait (NB), Puerto Rico (B) (NB), Qatar, Virgin Islands (U.S.) (PE) (B).

Unknown to Afghanistan.

Eastern Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, eastern Oman, and southern Iran eastern along coast to Indian Subcontinent south of Himalayas, from Pakistan and Nepal east to Bangladesh (Sundarbans) and south to northern and eastern Sri Lanka (dry zone); also Israel, Jordan, extreme north-eastern Egypt (Sinai) and extreme north-western Arabia (origin uncertain, possibly introduced). Introduced in Hawaiian Is, Puerto Rico and Virgin Is (St Croix).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (38)...)

Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica) [XC165245]
by Matthias Feuersenger from Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India (call)

Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica) [XC760094]
by Thijs Fijen from \u8cb4\u5b50\u5751\u5927\u6392, Taiwan (call, flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

May form a superspecies with African Silverbill (Euodice cantans) and often treated as conspecific.

References
See References.

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