Indian Silverbill
Euodice malabarica(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Indian Silverbill
The Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Arabian Peninsula to southeastern Iran, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and SikkimRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Euodice malabarica
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Indian Silverbill
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia malabarica
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- India ; restricted to Malabar by Baker, 1926, Fauna Brit. India, Birds, ed. 2, 3, p. 89.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.175
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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