Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Waxbills and Allies :: Purple Grenadier

Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

Described by: Reichenow (1879)
Alternate common name(s): Purple-bellied Waxbill
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 15, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Amboseli National Park, Kenya - Jun 13, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke 
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Range

(1) S. and e. Ethiopia, Somalia, n. Kenya and n. Uganda.
(2) Ex. se. Sudan, e. Uganda and n. Kenya.
(3) Kenya.
(4) Kenya to cs. Tanzania

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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