Indian silverbill
Euodice malabarica (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Indian silverbill (Euodice malabarica) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the Indian silverbill
- Weight
- 12 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.6 – 4.95src 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 Indian silverbill live?
Not recorded
What is the Indian silverbill?
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.
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Is the Indian silverbill endangered?
The Indian 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 Indian silverbill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEstrildidae
- genusEuodice
- SpeciesEuodice malabarica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Euodice malabarica, Euodice malabarica malabarica, Lonchura cheet, Lonchura malabarica, Lonchura malabarica malabarica, Loxia malabarica
Other names and names in other languages (46)
- Warbling silverbillEnglish
- White-throated muniaEnglish
- فضي المنقارArabic
- فضي المنقار هنديArabic
- Индийска сивоклюна амадинаBulgarian
- দেশি চাঁদিঠোটBangla
- maniquí bec de plomCatalan
- stříbrozobka indickáCzech
- stříbrozobka malabarskáCzech
- arianbig IndiaWelsh
- Indisk SølvnæbDanish
- MalabarfasänchenGerman
- IndiensilberschnabelGerman
- plumbobeka estrildoEsperanto
- Pico de plata indioSpanish
- Capuchino picoplata indioSpanish
- india leetamadiinEstonian
- سهره ریزهندیPersian
- idänhopeanokkaFinnish
- Capucin bec-de-plombFrench
- Gealghob IndiachIrish
- כסוף-מקור הודיHebrew
- smeđa amadinaCroatian
- indiai ezüstcsőrűpintyHungarian
- SilfurstrildiIcelandic
- Becco di piomboItalian
- ギンバシJapanese
- indinė munijaLithuanian
- Indijas sudrabknābītisLatvian
- വയലാറ്റMalayalam
- शुभ्रकंठीMarathi
- LoodbekjeDutch
- indiasølvnebbNorwegian
- srebrnodziobek indyjskiPolish
- bico-de-chumbo-indianoPortuguese
- Малабарская амадинаRussian
- IndiasilbanjunniNorthern Sami
- mníška striebrozobkaSlovak
- indijski srebrnokljunčekSlovenian
- Azijska srebrnokljuna zebaSerbian
- indisk silvernäbbSwedish
- Hint GümüşgagasıTurkish
- сріблодзьоб індійськийUkrainian
- 白喉文鳥Chinese
- 印度銀嘴文鳥Chinese
- 白喉文鸟Chinese
Relatives of the Indian silverbill
Other species in the same genus Euodice.
African silverbill
Euodice cantans
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the Indian silverbill?
An adult Indian silverbill weighs 12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the Indian silverbill endangered?
The Indian silverbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the Indian silverbill?
The Indian silverbill (Euodice malabarica) 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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