Indian Silverbill
Euodice malabarica
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Waxbills and Allies
Call and song
Recording 1 · alarm call, call, flight call
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About the Indian Silverbill
Small, long-tailed finch with a chunky body and short, stout bill. Gray-brown above and pale below with a whitish rump and black-pointed tail. Highly sociable throughout the year. Found in semidesert, scrub, and dry woodland but also proliferates in urban areas. Distribution is centered on the Indian subcontinent, but it is a popular cage bird and feral populations are widespread. Gives sharp “tsik” and “tseet” calls.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 26 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
