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Indian SilverbillAlternative names: "White-throated Munia", "White-throated Silverbill" Size: 11-11.5 cm |
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Taxonomy, classification |
See Indian Silverbill
at Wikipedia 
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Sightings |
Flocks of Indian Silverbills are spotted by us on the campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, regularly since August 2009. They stayed through the winter of 2009/10, breeding in the area.
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Photos |
Close-up frontal view of an Indian Silverbill
Close-up frontal view of an Indian Silverbill
Close-up view of an Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbills in reeds
Indian Silverbills chopping into the seeds
Close-up view from underneath of a pair of Indian Silverbills
Uuuuhhh, I am starting to feel so tired...
... let's take a nap
Give us a kiss! (click on image to see what happened)
A pair of Indian Silverbills stuffing the bills of their ever
hungry and noisy chicks
Fledgling Indian Silverbills waiting to be fed
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Behaviour |
The photo presented below was obtained at Sun Farms, Sohar (Batinah region). Special permission to enter the premises for bird photography is hereby most gratefully acknowledged.
Like other species of finches, Indian Silverbills are very sociable
birds 
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Food |
Like all finches, Indian Silverbills are seed-eaters. We have seen them take seeds of grasses and reeds.
