| Euodice | |
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| Indian silverbill (Euodice malabarica) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Euodice Reichenbach, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Loxia cantans African silverbill Gmelin, 1789
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Euodice is a genus of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. These species are from the dry zones of Africa and India and are commonly referred to as silverbills. They were formerly included in the genus Lonchura.
The grey-headed silverbill, which shares the name "silverbill", is a member of the same family but is placed in the genus Spermestes.