Purple Grenadier

Purple Grenadier

Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
60–70%
2 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
4 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
10 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
12 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
16 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple Grenadier in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 36% of visitor-days record a Purple Grenadier sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 1029 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Purple Grenadier in Masai Mara National Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Purple Grenadier in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

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