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The Indian silverbill (Euodice malabarica) is a bird found in India, United Arab Emirates and France. Dry scrub and gardens across South Asia. It eats seeds and nuts, insects and other small invertebrates and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Indian silverbill lives

Dry scrub and gardens across South Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌰 Seeds & nuts70%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🌸 Nectar10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by David Darrell-Lambert (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1182208. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Indian silverbill

Where does the Indian silverbill live?

The Indian silverbill lives in India, United Arab Emirates and France. Dry scrub and gardens across South Asia.

What does the Indian silverbill eat?

seeds and nuts (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Indian silverbill endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Asia

• Bornean Peacock-Pheasant
• Walden's Hornbill
• Black-bellied Tern
• Lesser Florican
• Wangi-wangi White-eye
• Basra reed warbler

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.