Species profile
African Silverbill
Euodice cantans
Quick answer
REMARK. — All the records of E. malabarica (Linnaeus, 1758) must be referred to E. cantans cantans (del Hoyo & Collar 2016).
- Scientific name
- Euodice cantans
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Euodice
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording African Silverbill in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Estrildidae
- Abyssinian Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii)
- Abyssinian Waxbill (Estrilda ochrogaster)
- Aegintha ruficauda (Aegintha ruficauda)
- Aegintha temporalis (Aegintha temporalis)
- African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata)
- African Quailfinch (Ortygospiza fuscocrissa)
- Aidemosyne cantans (Aidemosyne cantans)
- Alpine Mannikin (Lonchura monticola)