Purple grenadier
Granatina ianthinogaster
The purple grenadier is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa.
The purple grenadier (Granatina ianthinogaster) is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa.
Description
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."
Range and habitat
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.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Granatina
- Conservation status
- Least concern
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Granatina ianthinogaster (Purple grenadier) endangered?
- The IUCN Red List places Granatina ianthinogaster, commonly known as the Purple grenadier, in the «Least concern» category. «Least concern» means it is not currently threatened.
- What family does Granatina ianthinogaster (Purple grenadier) belong to?
- Granatina ianthinogaster (Purple grenadier) belongs to the family Estrildidae, in the order Passeriformes.
- What colour is Granatina ianthinogaster (Purple grenadier)?
- The plumage of Granatina ianthinogaster (Purple grenadier) combines these colours: Violet and Brown.
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