Warbling Silverbill
"Warbling Silverbill" is the former English name of a species since split into two, the African Silverbill (Lonchura cantans) and Indian Silverbill or White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica). The name is still used in Hawaii where these birds were first reported in the 1970s.
To confound the taxonomic confusion, some authorities recognize the Silverbill species as a separate genus, Euodice, while others include them within the larger genus Lonchura. In any event they are very small, cute, and melodiously vocal birds.
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
Warbling Silverbill
"Warbling Silverbill" is the former English name of a species since split into two, the African Silverbill (Lonchura cantans) and Indian Silverbill or White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica). The name is still used in Hawaii where these birds were first reported in the 1970s.
To confound the taxonomic confusion, some authorities recognize the Silverbill species as a separate genus, Euodice, while others include them within the larger genus Lonchura. In any event they are very small, cute, and melodiously vocal birds.
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii