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	The African Silverbill - Lonchura cantans
		Silverbills will prefer the larger seeds of a parakeet mix to the smaller seeds commonly found in most finch mixes.
		Silverbills have hybridized with a number of different species including many different members of Lonchura and others including the Zebra finch.
		Hybrids with the Indian Silverbill are known to be fertile.
	www.efinch.com /species/silverbill.htm (0 words)

	Silverbills
		Silverbills, like many other mannikins, are difficult to sex visually; consequently, the most reliable method of sexing silverbills is listening for the song of the male.
		All three silverbills are peaceful birds that are ideal companions in mixed flights, where silverbills (parents and young) can also be kept together after the breeding season has ended (when juveniles, which often want to continue roosting with their parents, will not make it difficult for the parents to tend another clutch of eggs).
		African and Indian silverbills generally do not need live food to raise young successfully, but there is no reason not to give them live food if they enjoy it.
	www.finchworld.com /Silvertalk.html (765 words)

	African Silverbill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The African Silverbill (Lonchura cantans) is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the Asian species Indian Silverbill, Lonchura malabarica.
		The African Silverbill is a gregarious bird which feeds mainly on seeds.
		The African Silverbill is 10cm in length with a long fl tail.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/African_Silverbill (176 words)

	African Silverbill - Lonchura cantans
		The head and back are a yellowish brown, while the rump and upper tail coverts are fl; the rest of the tail is flish brown as are the wings (which have barring on the secondary wing feathers); the breast, sides, and belly are a pale yellow brown; the beak and eyelids are silver.
		Note: the Indian Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica, also known as the Common Silverbill, White-rumped Silverbill, White throated Munia, or White-throated Silverbill) looks nearly identical to the African Silverbill, but its rump is white instead of fl and it lacks the barring on its secondaries.
		The male African Silverbill's song is a rising then falling pattern of rapidly repeated notes which forms a sweet trill.
	www.finchinfo.com /birds/finches/species/african_silverbill.php (0 words)

	Kamusi - Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: )
		African scops owl, pl African scops owls { Swahili: mtiti wa Afrika, pl mititi wa Afrika } [Terminology: ornithology]
		African hoopoe, pl African hoopoes { Swahili: hudihudi wa Afrika (or hudhud wa Afrika), pl hudihudi wa Afrika (or hudhud wa Afrika) [derived: Arabic hudhud] } [Terminology: ornithology]
		African thrush, pl African thrushes { Swahili: mkesha wa Afrika, pl mikesha wa Afrika } [Terminology: ornithology]
	research.yale.edu /cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=African&EngP=1 (2864 words)

	African Silverbill or Lonchura malabarica cantans
		African Silverbill populations in Australia vary widely depending upon the bird's popularity.
		The African Silverbill prefers an aviary with tall grasses and dense shrubs.
		The African Silverbill is generally housed one pair per small aviary.
	www.birdcare.com.au /african_silverbill.htm (0 words)

	Finches Previously in our Care - African Silverbill
		Do you mind, fella?" There'd be a little beak to beak playoff which resulted in the silverbill keeping his or her place on the perch and the other bird just lumping it.
		The first birds to become friends with the silverbills, inevitably, were the society finches who are friendly to almost all comers.
		Initially, there was friction from the white headed nuns and spice finches who probably saw the African silverbills as competition for their favourite perching spots.
	www.lostmymarblz.com /fd-finches-p-africansilverbill.htm (0 words)

	African Silverbills
		The African Silverbill (Lonchura cantans) is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the Asian species Indian Silverbill, Lonchura malabarica.
		The African Silverbill is a gregarious bird which feeds mainly on seeds.
		The African Silverbill is 10cm in length with a long fl tail.
	www.avianweb.com /africansilverbills.html (247 words)

	Indian Silverbill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Indian Silverbill or White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica) is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the closely related African Silverbill, Lonchura cantans.
		The Indian Silverbill is a tiny gregarious bird which feeds mainly on seeds.
		The Indian Silverbill is 11–11.5 cm in length with a long fl tail.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Silverbill (175 words)

	UK Birdkeepers Message Board -> African silverbill mutation genetics? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sexing is tough for Africans and only cockbirds in good breeding condition show any discernable difference in appearance, being bolder, more vivid.
		Sorry but I have absolutely no idea of the genetic inheritence of Silverbills, but my advice would be to pair any resulting young hens back to the cock next year in the hope of producing visual Chocolates in 06.
		I'm hoping this is all I need to know in sexing Indian Silverbills because I only have these Birds to breed from this year, although I have on or two other people involved in the Asian Finch Breeding Programme.
	www.ff3.co.uk /cragsipb/forum/index.php?showtopic=3010 (645 words)

	FAVORITES FROM KENYA
		African Finfoot at Nairobi National Park was Christine's top bird of the tour.
		African Emerald Cuckoo, a cooperative male in Kakamega for Don.
		African Crowned-Eagle (Crowned Hawk-Eagle), Crested Guineafowl, Fischer’s Turaco, Klaas’s Cuckoo, Green Malkoha (Yellowbill), Bohm’s Spinetail, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, White-throated Bee-eater, White-eared & Green Barbets, Pallid Honeyguide, Grey Wagtail, Sombre Greenbul, Siffling Cisticola, Eastern Olive-Sunbird, Green-headed Oriole, Chestnut-fronted Helmet-Shrike, and the striking Red-throated (Peter’s) Twinspot were just a few of the numerous avian gems.
	www.birdtreks.com /highlites/keea.html (7698 words)

	Sandgrouse - Indian Silverbill in Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In a C. 1 metre-tall dry bush, between the ponds and the trees, were two Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica, at approximately 5-7 metres distance from us.
		African Silverbill Lonchura cantans is rather similar in appearance, but could be eliminated on account of that species' brownish-fl rump.
		Indian Silverbill is an Asian species, distributed from south Arabia east through the Indian subcontinent to central Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (Snow and Perrins 1998).
	www.osme.org /sand231/silver.html (294 words)

	Birds and birding in Algeria
		In 2004, three pairs of Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca raised 3,5 and 8 young in a Saharan wetland near El Golea, and a pair of Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris raised three young in a wetland near Ouargla.
		In August 1998, a colony of African Silverbill Euodice cantans was discovered in the central Algerian Sahara, at Abalessa, north-west of Tamanrasset.
		There are few previous records of the species in the Western Palearctic (FARID, B. In May 1999, three pairs of Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata were breeding at an oasis called Tamentit, near Adrar, in the Algerian Sahara; this locality is situated 600 to 800 km south of the species’ regular breeding range.
	www.africanbirdclub.org /countries/Algeria/news.html (268 words)

	Birds of Porini (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first time visitor to Porini, or indeed Kenya, may feel somewhat overwhelmed by the numbers of birds and individual species that can be seen in the vicinity of the Camp and the Conservation Area, the neighbouring Amboseli Reserve and in the country itself.
		Kenya, straddling the Equator, hosts large numbers of Palearctic migrants, particularly raptors and waders, primarily from Eastern Europe, during the Northern Hemisphere winter, but the accompanying observations follow a visit to Porini over a weekend in June, when the birds recorded were all Kenya residents.
		As the vegetation becomes more sparse heading towards the mainly dry lake bed, so the bird life also changes and it is a chance to look out for some of the less common species not seen nearer to the Camp.
	www.wildernesslogistics.com /birds_of_porini.htm (997 words)

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		An African darter was sitting in a tree overhanging the pond and a Little grebe swam in the pond.
		While walking on the borders of the ponds a few African quail finches flew up, but were not very obliging, but in the end we had some good views.
		A bit further on we had a Green turaco in a tree, accompanied by a male African golden oriole, Common white-eyes and a Green-backed Eremomela and a Black-crowned tchagra was in the scrubs.
	www.freewebtown.com /extreembirding/gambia/tripreportpart1.htm (3419 words)

	Birds and birding in Sudan
		Further afield, Jebel Aulia Dam, about 50 km south of Khartoum has a range of birds similar to the Sunt, but the area is more extensive and less disturbed.
		The Blue Nile shores east of town are also interesting with Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis, Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus and (probably seasonally) African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris and African Swallow-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii.
		Copyright © African Bird Club, Birding Africa and individual contributors 2005-2006.
	www.africanbirdclub.org /countries/Sudan/hotspots.html (1012 words)

	The Free Information Society - The African Silverbill, Lonchura Cantans
		The Free Information Society - The African Silverbill, Lonchura Cantans
		Recognition - Brown body with darker brown tail and white chest and underparts.
		The species is very easy to breed in captivity and can produce many offspring in a short period of time.
	www.freeinfosociety.com /site.php?postnum=149 (81 words)

	BirdForum - Flock of birds to ID
		He was near an airport as he was watching planes (or that's what he told me!).
		Definitely Indian Silverbills Euodice malabarica : note white rump which is not shown in African Silverbill.
		Yes, they are indeed Indian Silverbills, and they do fly around in Nice.
	www.birdforum.net /printthread.php?t=34369 (221 words)

	Kamusi - Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The results for 'silverbill' are displayed below in alphabetical order, so please do not assume that the first entry you see is the best result.
		If you have a good working knowledge of both Swahili and English, please use our simple Grouping Tool to better arrange these results.
		grey-headed silverbill, pl grey-headed silverbills { Swahili: tongo kichwa-kijivu, pl tongo kichwa-kijivu } [Terminology: ornithology]
	research.yale.edu /cgi-bin/swahili/development_version/lookup.cgi?Word=silverbill&EngP=1 (319 words)

	Trip List - Ventures Birding & Natural History Tours (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Gambia, the smallest country in Africa, provides an excellent introduction to African birding.
		Over our recent two week Venture, we counted 275 species, mostly African but this included a good selection of Palearctic migrants.
		The habitats within The Gambia varied from coastal and salt marshes, to riparian forest along the Gambia River, dry acacia forests and grassland savanna.
	www.birdventures.com /Reports/Gambia03.htm (257 words)

	West African Tours - 2109 Twitcher's Delight
		A lot of small birds come to drink, many of them species that are common in pet shops back home.
		With luck even the non expert can see close to a hundred different species on one good morning.
		West African Tours is proud to be a member of these travel associations
	www.westafricantours.com /index.php?page=59 (302 words)

	Birds and birding in Burkina Faso
		It is currently the focus of considerable efforts by the government to establish it as a recreational nature area.
		The site is worth a visit for those that only have a short time to spend birding in Burkina Faso as well over 200 species have been recorded in the area and a few hours birding can provide many West African specialities e.g.
		One is at Bagre, a dam on the White Volta, another massive body of water.
	www.africanbirdclub.org /countries/BurkinaFaso/hotspots.html (942 words)

	Serengeti National Park Tanzania - BirdForum Location Directory (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hammerkop, African Open-bill Stork (migrant), Abdim’s Stork (migrant), White Stork (migrant), Saddle-billed Stork, Marabou Stork, Yellow-billed Stork,
		African Jacana, Greater Painted Snipe, Black-winged Stilt, Pied Avocet (migrant), Spotted Thick-knee, Stone-curlew (rare migrant), Water Thick-knee, Temminck’s Courser (migrant), Two-banded Courser, Violet-tipped Courser (rare migrant), Heuglin’s Courser, Collared Pratincole (rare migrant),
		African Grey Flycatcher, Pale Flycatcher, Silverbird, Black Flycatcher (rare), Southern Black Flycatcher (rare), African Dusky Flycatcher, Swamp Flycatcher (rare), Ashy Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher (migrant), Boehm’s Flycatcher, Black-headed Batis, Chin-spot Batis, Wattle-eye, African Paradise Flycatcher, Black-headed Paradise Flycatcher,
	www.birdforum.net /thedirectory/showproduct.php?product=564 (1070 words)

	Bird Watching holidays: Bird Seekers Expeditions:02 November - 19 November 2007
		Early morning we will depart for Kisumu on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria where we will search for the specialities of the area, some of which are found only in the papyrus swamps surrounding this great lake.
		With highland forest, Acacia woodland, rocky escarpments, open grassland, large ponds, and small streams, this park is home to a wide variety of birds and mammals.
		Nairobi National Park is without a doubt the best place in Kenya to see the endangered Black Rhino, and we have a very good chance of locating this very impressive species together with many of the other mammals we have seen before.
	www.natureswonderlandsafaris.com /safaris/birding/NWS008.htm (2548 words)

	African Silverbill Bird (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Three broods per year, however, produce the best young and also lower the risk of egg binding.
		Silverbills are extremely suitable foster parents for finches that don't require insects.
		They prefer greens, millet and especially spray millet.
	www.avidpets.com /Softbills/african-silverbill.htm (460 words)

	Birdingpal news from around the world
		It is the northernmost breeding area for many Yemeni and African species, that one must travel nearly 1000kms South to find.
		There are two fantastic grass farms there that attract raptors and other good birds, and many wadis and springs that hold the resident African birds, and the three migrant African breeders (Grey-headed Kingfisher, Didric Cuckoo, Golden-winged Grosbeak) that come north from April to September to nest here.
		Many khawrs along the coast attract ducks and waders, vagrants from both North and South, and the few promontories are good for seawatching in the proper season.
	www.birdingpal.org /omanreport.htm (5830 words)

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		Thanks also to the people who supported the idea of a list of species found in TLK.
		Reference for list of Common East African Animals (TLK is set in East Africa) comes mainly from Wildlife of East Africa by Martin B. Withers and David Hosking, a Princeton Pocket Guide, published by Princeton University Press.
		If you have any questions about the list (concerning accuracy, omitted species, correction, anything at all) please contact me, Pegasuss, at bovidaeloony@comcast.net.
	www.geocities.com /bovidaeloony/TLKSpecies.html (260 words)

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