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Indian silverbill
The Indian silverbill or white-throated munia (''Lonchura 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 (''Lonchura 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.
==Description==
The adult Indian silverbill is 11–11.5 cm long and has a conical silver-grey bill, buff-brown upperparts, white underparts, buffy flanks and dark wings. The tail is black and the wings are dark contrasting with a white rump. The sexes are similar, but immatures have buff underparts and a shorter tail. The tail appears pointed as the length of the feathers reduces from the centre outwards. It feeds mainly on seeds, but also takes insects and has been known to visit nectar bearing flowers, such as those of ''Erythrina'' trees.〔
This munia was described as ''Loxia malabarica'' by Linnaeus who placed it along with the crossbills. Subsequently they were included in the genera ''Uroloncha'' and ''Aidemosyne'' and later in the genus ''Lonchura'' into which many of the estrildid finches were included by Jean Delacour in his 1943 revision. The species earlier included ''Lonchura cantans'', the African silverbill, which is found in the dry savannah habitats south of the Sahara Desert. In captivity the African birds were found to preferentially pair with mates within their own populations and did not recognize the Indian populations as conspecific. They are however known to produce fertile hybrids.
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