Indian Silverbill
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Indian Silverbill

Euodice malabarica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park
4 Verified records at Wilpattu National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Nutmeg Mannikin
LC

Nutmeg Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura punctulata

30–40% · Possible
White-rumped Munia
LC

White-rumped Munia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lonchura striata

30–40% · Possible
Tricolored Munia
LC

Tricolored Munia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura malacca

10–20% · With luck
Indian Robin

Indian Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicoloides fulicatus

60–70% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Terpsiphone paradisi

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Bulbul
LC Endemic

White-browed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus luteolus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

40–50% · Likely
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

40–50% · Possible
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-billed Babbler

Yellow-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides affinis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Indian Silverbill at Wilpattu National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
4 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
12 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
13 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
14 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
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