Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEstrildidae (Waxbills and Allies)
- GenusUraeginthus (Cordonbleus)
- SpeciesUraeginthus ianthinogaster (Purple Grenadier)
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
Blue-capped Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga
Peters's Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Black-and-white Mannikin
Lonchura bicolor
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple Grenadier in Lake Manyara National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Purple Grenadier sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
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.