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A finch with a light brown head, a white face, tan underside, brown and black wings, black and white tail, pink legs, and dark and light grey bill perches on a branch, surrounded by grass stalks, against a light yellow-green backgroundALT

April 24, 2022 - Indian Silverbill or White-throated Munia (Euodice malabarica)

Found in much of South Asia and parts of the Middle East, these estrildid finches have been introduced to other parts of the world, including Taiwan and the Hawaiian Islands. They feed mostly on seeds, foraging on the ground or in grass and other low vegetation, usually in flocks. They build messy, round nests with side entrances from grass in low shrubs or sometimes use the nests of weaver birds. Both parents incubate the eggs.

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