Common grenadier
Uraeginthus granatinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Status not recordedsongbirds
The common grenadier (Uraeginthus granatinus) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.7 g to 11.9 g.
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Quick facts about the common grenadier
- Weight
- 11.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 12.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 19.1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the common grenadier live?
Not recorded
Is the common grenadier endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the common grenadier classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEstrildidae
- genusUraeginthus
- SpeciesUraeginthus granatinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Estrilda granatina, Fringilla granatina, Granatina granatina, Granatina granatina granatina, Uraeginthus granatina, Uraeginthus granatina granatina
Other names and names in other languages (23)
- Violet-eared waxbillEnglish
- Violet-eared waxbillEnglish
- KoningblousysieAfrikaans
- bec de corall de cara lilaCatalan
- motýlek granátovýCzech
- GranatastrildDanish
- Granadero MeridionalSpanish
- granaat-amadiinEstonian
- orvokkipeippoFinnish
- ametistipeippoFinnish
- Cordonbleu grenadinFrench
- Cordon bleu à joues violettesFrench
- gránátpintyHungarian
- Granatino guanceviolaItalian
- トキワスズメJapanese
- violetinė drugelinė astrildaLithuanian
- GranaatastrildDutch
- motylik fioletowouchyPolish
- monsenhorPortuguese
- Гранатовый астрильдRussian
- motýlik granátovýSlovak
- fuchsiaastrildSwedish
- астрильд гранатовийUkrainian
Relatives of the common grenadier
Other species in the same genus Uraeginthus.
Red-cheeked cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Blue waxbill
Uraeginthus angolensis
Blue-capped cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Purple grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
CompareCommon grenadier vs Red-cheeked cordon-bleuCommon grenadier vs Blue waxbillCommon grenadier vs Blue-capped cordon-bleuCommon grenadier vs Purple grenadier
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the common grenadier?
An adult common grenadier weighs 11.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the common grenadier?
The common grenadier (Uraeginthus granatinus) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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