Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Waxbills and Allies :: African Silverbill
African Silverbill Euodice cantans
Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s):
Old scientific name(s): Lonchura cantans
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Range
(1) Senegambia, s. Mauritania, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, n. Ghana, n. Togo, n. Benin, n. Nigeria, n. Cameroon, s. Chad, Central African Republic, se. Egypt, and w. Sudan.
(2) Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, nw. Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, n. and c. Tanzania. Sw. Arabia from Mecca s. to Yemen and ne. to s. Oman.
Introduced to Hawaiian Is. (Kauai, Oahu, Maui), Puerto Rico.
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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