Euodice
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Euodice is a genus of estrildid songbird
s that is recognized by some authorities but here included in Lonchura
. Its members are the silverbills. According to Lepage (1992–2007), the following species have been placed in it:
Songbird
A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds . Another name that is sometimes seen as scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin oscen, "a songbird"...
s that is recognized by some authorities but here included in Lonchura
Lonchura
Lonchura is a genus of the estrildid finch family, and includes munias , mannikins, and silverbills. They are resident breeding birds in Africa and in South Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and the Philippines...
. Its members are the silverbills. According to Lepage (1992–2007), the following species have been placed in it:
Species
- African SilverbillAfrican SilverbillThe African Silverbill is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the Asian species Indian Silverbill, . This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in dry savanna habitat, south of the Sahara Desert...
, Lonchura cantans (Euodice cantans in The Clements Checklist of Birds of the WorldThe Clements Checklist of Birds of the WorldThe Clements Checklist of Birds of the World is a book by Jim Clements which presents a list of the bird species of the world.It is currently in its sixth edition , and is being published by Cornell University Press. Previous editions were published by the author's own imprint, Ibis Publishing. An...
, 5th and 6th editions) - Indian SilverbillIndian SilverbillThe Indian Silverbill or White-throated Munia is a small passerine bird found in South Asia that was formerly considered to include the closely related African Silverbill . This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in the dry regions of the Middle East and South Asia...
, Lonchura malabarica, also known as White-throated Munia (Euodice malabarica in Clements, 5th and 6th editions) - Grey-headed SilverbillGrey-headed SilverbillThe Grey-headed Silverbill , also known as Peal-headed Mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Tanzania. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km²...
, Lonchura griseicapilla (Euodice griseicapilla)