Purple Grenadier

The length averages 13.3 cm . 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 Purple Grenadier is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Purple Grenadier (Uraeginthus ianthinogaster) is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. Description - The length averages 13.3 cm (5.25 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. More

PURPLE GRENADIERS IN CAPTIVITY HABITAT DESIGN: A habitat on the dry side is best for Grenadiers. Thom scrub, the dominant plant form in their native homeland, may be used or substituted with Acacia baileyana, cropped regularly to increase its density, or other tall plant material of similar growth habit. These might be placed around the edges (sides and back) of the enclosure with the front and center planted with shorter shrubs and tall grasses. More

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