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title: "Indian Silverbill"
description: "Euodice malabarica — Uccelli. 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)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/indian-silverbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian Silverbill

> Euodice malabarica — Uccelli. 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).

- Scientific name: *Euodice malabarica*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `savanna` (Savana), `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 6228
- Wikidata: [Q27075729](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075729)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145350](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145350)

## Names

- en: Indian Silverbill
- de: Indischer Silberschnabel
- es: Capuchino picoplata indio
- fr: Capucin bec-de-plomb
- pt: Bico-de-chumbo-indiano
- pl: Srebrnodziobek indyjski

## Countries with the most observations

IN (3546), AE (538), FR (509), TW (413), QA (111), OM (102), EG (68), IL (63), BD (43), PR (41), PK (37), SA (31)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_silverbill

## Photo

![Indian Silverbill](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-silverbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mirela · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155958603

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-silverbill?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).