Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusUraeginthus (Cordonbleus)
- SpeciesUraeginthus ianthinogaster (Purple Grenadier)
About the Purple Grenadier
The purple grenadier (Granatina ianthinogaster) is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. The length averages 13.3 cm (5.2 in). All ages and sexes have a black tail, and adults have a red bill. The male has a cinnamon-colored head and neck with a blue patch surrounding the eye. The rump is purplish blue and the underparts are violet-blue with variable rufous patches. The female is smaller and mostly cinnamon brown with white barring on the underparts and silver-blue eyepatches. Juveniles are like females, but mostly unbarred tawny-brown with a reddish-brown bill.
The song (in Kenya) is described as "a high, thin chit-cheet tsereea-ee-ee tsit-tsit, or cheerer cheet tsee-tsee sur-chit." It is found in subtropical and tropical (lowland) dry shrubland in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,500,000 km2 (580,000 sq mi). The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Purple Grenadier in Lake Manyara National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 11 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple Grenadier in Lake Manyara National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Grenadier sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Purple Grenadier in Lake Manyara National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Purple Grenadier in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.