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'''Alternative names: White-throated Munia, White-throated Silverbill or Warbling Silverbill as well as ''Euodice malabarica''''' | '''Alternative names: White-throated Munia, White-throated Silverbill or Warbling Silverbill as well as ''Euodice malabarica''''' | ||
| − | [[Image:White-throated_Munia.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|patrick123_2000|patrick123_2000}} <br /> Arabian Gulf, March 2005]] | + | [[Image:White-throated_Munia.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|patrick123_2000|patrick123_2000}} <br /> Arabian Gulf, March 2005]] |
;[[: Category:Euodice|Euodice]] malabarica | ;[[: Category:Euodice|Euodice]] malabarica | ||
''Lonchura malabarica'' | ''Lonchura malabarica'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 11 cm long<br /> | + | 11 cm long (4¼ in)<br /> |
| − | Creamy underside with darker upperside, often displaying dark to black primaries along the lower edge of the folded wing, as well as a dark tail that is often somewhat pointed. White rump is sometimes visible on the sitting bird, and always visible in flight. Bill has a dark, curved, upper mandible while the lower mandible is lighter often reflecting. | + | Creamy underside with darker upperside, often displaying dark to black [[Topography#Wings|primaries]] along the lower edge of the folded wing, as well as a dark tail that is often somewhat pointed.<br /> |
| − | + | White rump is sometimes visible on the sitting bird, and always visible in flight.<br /> | |
| − | This species is very similar to [[African Silverbill]] (''Lonchura cantans'') but differ in showing a white rump (dark in the African species). | + | Bill has a dark, curved, upper [[Dictionary_M-O#M|mandible]] while the lower mandible is lighter often reflecting. |
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | This species is very similar to [[African Silverbill]] (''Lonchura cantans'') but differ in showing a white rump (dark in the [[Africa|African]] species). | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Image:DSC 32551.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|devendra+bhardwaj|devendra bhardwaj}}<br />Kulish Smiriti Van (Bio-Diversity Forest) Jaipur, [[India]], May 2008]] | + | [[Image:DSC 32551.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo © by {{user|devendra+bhardwaj|devendra bhardwaj}}<br />Kulish Smiriti Van (Bio-Diversity Forest) Jaipur, [[India]], May 2008]] |
Native distribution seems to have been from the [[Arabian Peninsula]] through [[Iran]], to [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Nepal]], and [[Sikkim]]. | Native distribution seems to have been from the [[Arabian Peninsula]] through [[Iran]], to [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Nepal]], and [[Sikkim]]. | ||
Populations in [[Israel]] and [[Jordan]] may have its origin in escaped cage birds, and the same is the case for southern [[France]] (e.g., Nice) where the species is considered established, and in [[Portugal]]. | Populations in [[Israel]] and [[Jordan]] may have its origin in escaped cage birds, and the same is the case for southern [[France]] (e.g., Nice) where the species is considered established, and in [[Portugal]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M- | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species, which is sometimes placed in genus ''[[: Category:Lonchura|Lonchura]]''<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| − | This taxon has previously been considered conspecific with [[African Silverbill]]. | + | This taxon has previously been considered [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with [[African Silverbill]]. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dry open country and | + | Dry open country and cultivated areas, towns and villages. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet includes seeds, especially grass seeds. | + | The diet includes seeds, especially grass seeds, also sedge, millet and rice. They also eat some small insects. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | The nest is a large domed grass structure in a tree. The clutch | + | The nest is a large domed grass structure in a tree. The clutch contains of 4–10 white eggs. They breed throughout the year, often coinciding with the start of the rains. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Euodice+malabarica Use "Euodice malabarica" to}} |
| − | {{GSearch| | + | <br /> |
| + | {{GSearch|Lonchura+malabarica Use"Lonchura malabarica" to}} | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | {{Video|Indian_Silverbill Use "Indian Silverbill" to}} | ||
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| − | {{Video|White- | + | {{Video|White_throated_Munia Use "White-throated Munia" to}} |
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Euodice]] [[Category:Videos]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Euodice]] [[Category:Videos]] | ||
Revision as of 22:47, 13 August 2019
Alternative names: White-throated Munia, White-throated Silverbill or Warbling Silverbill as well as Euodice malabarica
- Euodice malabarica
Lonchura malabarica
Identification
11 cm long (4¼ in)
Creamy underside with darker upperside, often displaying dark to black primaries along the lower edge of the folded wing, as well as a dark tail that is often somewhat pointed.
White rump is sometimes visible on the sitting bird, and always visible in flight.
Bill has a dark, curved, upper mandible while the lower mandible is lighter often reflecting.
Similar Species
This species is very similar to African Silverbill (Lonchura cantans) but differ in showing a white rump (dark in the African species).
Distribution
Photo © by devendra bhardwaj
Kulish Smiriti Van (Bio-Diversity Forest) Jaipur, India, May 2008
Native distribution seems to have been from the Arabian Peninsula through Iran, to India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Sikkim.
Populations in Israel and Jordan may have its origin in escaped cage birds, and the same is the case for southern France (e.g., Nice) where the species is considered established, and in Portugal.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species, which is sometimes placed in genus Lonchura[1]. This taxon has previously been considered conspecific with African Silverbill.
Habitat
Dry open country and cultivated areas, towns and villages.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds, especially grass seeds, also sedge, millet and rice. They also eat some small insects.
Breeding
The nest is a large domed grass structure in a tree. The clutch contains of 4–10 white eggs. They breed throughout the year, often coinciding with the start of the rains.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Indian Silverbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Indian_Silverbill
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