Purple grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster Reichenow, 1879
Status not recordedsongbirds
The purple grenadier (Uraeginthus ianthinogaster) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.2 g to 14.3 g.
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Quick facts about the purple grenadier
- Weight
- 12.2 g – 14.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the purple grenadier live?
Not recorded
Is the purple 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 purple grenadier classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEstrildidae
- genusUraeginthus
- SpeciesUraeginthus ianthinogaster Reichenow, 1879
Synonyms Estrilda ianthinogaster, Granatina ianthinogaster, Granatina ianthinogaster ianthinogaster
Other names and names in other languages (21)
- bec de corall porpraCatalan
- motýlek modrobřichýCzech
- Violbuget GranatastrildDanish
- VeilchenastrildGerman
- Granadero OrientalSpanish
- aaloeamadiinEstonian
- kobolttipeippoFinnish
- Grenadier pourpréFrench
- Cordonbleu violacéFrench
- bíbormellű pillangópintyHungarian
- Granatino violaItalian
- ムラサキトキワスズメJapanese
- purpurinė drugelinė astrildaLithuanian
- PurpurastrildNorwegian Bokmål
- BlauwbuikgranaatastrildDutch
- motylik niebieskobrzuchyPolish
- granadeiro-púrpuraPortuguese
- Фиалковый астрильдRussian
- motýlik modrobruchýSlovak
- violastrildSwedish
- астрильд пурпуровийUkrainian
Relatives of the purple grenadier
Other species in the same genus Uraeginthus.
Red-cheeked cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Blue waxbill
Uraeginthus angolensis
Blue-capped cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
Common grenadier
Uraeginthus granatinus
ComparePurple grenadier vs Red-cheeked cordon-bleuPurple grenadier vs Blue waxbillPurple grenadier vs Blue-capped cordon-bleuPurple grenadier vs Common grenadier
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the purple grenadier?
An adult purple grenadier weighs 12.2 g – 14.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the purple grenadier?
The purple grenadier (Uraeginthus ianthinogaster) 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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