African silverbill
Euodice cantans (Gmelin, 1789)
The African silverbill (Euodice cantans) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 12 g and live up to 10 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the African silverbill
- Weight
- 12 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 10 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.6src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the African silverbill live?
Not recorded
What is the African silverbill?
The African silverbill (Euodice cantans) is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the Asian species Indian silverbill, (Euodice malabarica). This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in dry savanna habitat, south of the Sahara Desert. This species has also been introduced to other countries such as Portugal, Qatar and United States.
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Is the African silverbill endangered?
The African silverbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the African silverbill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEstrildidae
- genusEuodice
- SpeciesEuodice cantans (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Euodice cantans, Euodice cantans cantans, Lonchura cantans, Lonchura cantans cantans, Lonchura malabarica cantans, Loxia cantans
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Warbling silverbillEnglish
- Африканска сивоклюна амадинаBulgarian
- maniquí bec d'argentCatalan
- stříbrozobka zpěvnáCzech
- Afrikansk SølvnæbDanish
- AfrikasilberschnabelGerman
- arĝentbeka estrildoEsperanto
- Capuchino picoplata africanoSpanish
- aafrika leetamadiinEstonian
- hopeanokkaFinnish
- Bec d'argentFrench
- Capucin à bec d'argentFrench
- Capucin bec-d'argentFrench
- Capucin bec-d’argentFrench
- Gealghob AfracachIrish
- כסוף-מקור אפריקניHebrew
- srebrnastokljuna amadinaCroatian
- afrikai ezüstcsőrűpintyHungarian
- SöngstrildiIcelandic
- Becco d'argentoItalian
- アフリカギンバシJapanese
- sidabrasnapė munijaLithuanian
- Āfrikas sudrabknābītisLatvian
- ZilverbekjeDutch
- savannesølvnebbNorwegian
- srebrnodziobek afrykańskiPolish
- bico-de-chumbo-africanoPortuguese
- Серебряноклювая амадинаRussian
- AfrihkásilbanjunniNorthern Sami
- mníška spevaváSlovak
- afriški srebrnokljunčekSlovenian
- Afrička srebrnokljuna zebaSerbian
- afrikansk silvernäbbSwedish
- Afrika GümüşgagasıTurkish
- сріблодзьоб чорногузийUkrainian
- 银嘴文鸟Chinese
- 非洲銀嘴文鳥Chinese
Relatives of the African silverbill
Other species in the same genus Euodice.
Indian silverbill
Euodice malabarica
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the African silverbill?
An adult African silverbill weighs 12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the African silverbill endangered?
The African silverbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the African silverbill live?
The African silverbill has a recorded lifespan of 10 years.
What kind of animal is the African silverbill?
The African silverbill (Euodice cantans) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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