White-throated Munia

The Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica also known as White-throated Munia is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the closely related African Silverbill, Euodice cantans. This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in most of Middle East and South Asia:Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Jordan , Kuwait , Oman, Puerto Rico , Qatar , Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, USA and Virgin Islands , Nice .

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The White-throated Munia is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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The Indian Silverbill or White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica) is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific (of, or belonging to, the same species) with the closely related African Silverbill, Lonchura cantans. Range / Breeding: This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in most of South Asia. The Indian Silverbill is a tiny gregarious bird which feeds mainly on seeds. It frequents dry open country and cultivation, especially near water. More

white-throated munia is also called silverbill, as are other birds... Other The following is a selection of items (artistic styles or groups, constructions, events, fictional characters, organizations, publications) associated with "green munia" * munia (bird) Expand Your Research: Try searching magazines and ebooks for "green munia". No results found. More

Silverbill Lonchura malabarica also known as White-throated Munia is a small Passerine Bird formerly considered conspecific with The Black-throated Munia or Jerdon's Mannikin ( Lonchura kelaarti) is a small Passerine Bird. The Munias are popular in the bird trade and many freed or escaped birds have formed feral colonies in different pockets across the world. More

20090922_16 White-throated munia (Euodice malabarica) in Antibes, France = 20090922_16 White-throated munia (Euodice malabarica) in Antibes, France by ratexla.Aka Lonchura malabarica. Hanging around an urban beach with its flock. This isn't... hugely spectacular, but I felt pretty lucky about the shot - I had just spotted a bunch of these Exotic Birds^TM and was trying to shoot them when I got called away to something that, it turned out, could have waited. FML. More

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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Estrildidae
Genus : Lonchura
Species : malabarica
Authority : (Linnaeus, 1758)