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Common Name

African Silverbill

Alternate Names

Common Type

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Estrildidae

Genus

Species

cantans

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

Three Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Dry Savanna

Distribution and Range

Africa southern Sahara

Food

Feeds mostly on grass seeds from the ground.

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Field Notes:

It is tame and sociable, and perches in trees in dense flocks, touching one another. However, it is a particularly inactive bird, sitting huddled together for a long period of time. It stays in flocks all year round and usually breeds in loose colony

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