Grey-headed Silverbill (Spermestes griseicapilla)
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Grey-headed Silverbill

Spermestes griseicapilla (Delacour, 1943)

15 gWeight

The grey-headed silverbill (Spermestes griseicapilla), also known as pearl-headed mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Tanzania.

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

About

The grey-headed silverbill (Spermestes griseicapilla), also known as pearl-headed mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Tanzania. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi). It was formerly usually placed in the monotypic genus Odontospiza as Odontospiza caniceps and sometimes placed in the genus Lonchura.

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Questions

How big is the Grey-headed Silverbill?

The Grey-headed Silverbill weighs around 15 g.

Where does the Grey-headed Silverbill live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern South Sudan and southern Ethiopia to central Tanzania.

What does the Grey-headed Silverbill eat?

Main food: Seeds.

What family is the Grey-headed Silverbill in?

It belongs to the family Waxbills, Munias & Allies (Estrildidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
15 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Seeds
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
60 mm
Tail
46 mm
Bill
11 mm
Tarsus
16 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: southern South Sudan and southern Ethiopia to central Tanzania

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Waxbills, Munias & Allies Estrildidae
Genus
Spermestes

Other birds in the genus Spermestes

Bronze MannikinBronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMagpie MannikinMagpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesBlack-and-white MannikinBlack-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorPictorella MannikinPictorella MannikinHeteromunia pectoralisMountain FiretailMountain FiretailOreostruthus fuliginosusDiamond FiretailDiamond FiretailStagonopleura guttataRed-eared FiretailRed-eared FiretailStagonopleura oculataBeautiful FiretailBeautiful FiretailStagonopleura bellaCrimson FinchCrimson FinchNeochmia phaetonRed-browed FinchRed-browed FinchNeochmia temporalis
Grey-headed Silverbill

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