The Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

Abstract

Of the three types of Uraeginthus, the
Purple Grenadier is the second which we will be discussing in this column. The first type which we cov-ered was the Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus, AFA Watchbird Vol. XXII, No.4 - July/August 1995,which was an example of the Cordonbleu waxbill portion of this genus, the others of course being the Blue-capped Uraeginthus cyanocepha-la and the Blue-breasted Uraeginthus...