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Indian Silverbill

Lonchura malabarica

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12.1749, 78.1334

Field Notes

Description:

The bills are silver in color, hence the name Silverbill.

Habitat:

open forest areas.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)

The juvenile Scaly-Breasted Munia is more brown in the front: http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=1885&Bird_Image_ID=81923&p=6 These look like Indian Silverbills: http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1894&Bird_Image_ID=85727&Bird_Family_ID=
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2014

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