Odontospiza griseicapillaLonchura griseicapilla 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.

The grey-headed silverbill is a stocky bird with a grey head studded with white dots.

Its body is greyish-brown with partly black wings and tail and a white rump.

The grey-headed silverbill is commonly found in dry savanna habitat but never too far away from water.

But it has been suggested that the species also feed on insects which are more a source of moisture than dry seeds.