#1154 · 🐦 birds

Indian Silverbill

🇳🇱 Loodbekje ·Euodice malabarica

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Kevin Lin · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Supriya 'n' Subharghya · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © VarmaX · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Bernard Noguès · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Surabhi Srivastava · CC BY 4.0
7. Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India:© Navaneeth Sini George · CC BY 4.0
8. Arenas, Nice, France:© Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Riyadh 12553, Saudi Arabia:© Alejandra O. · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Qewaisna, Menofia Governorate, Egypt:© Ted Henderson · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,458iNaturalist observations
weight 12 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
6,458 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 12 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).