Purple grenadier Purple grenadier The purple grenadier ("Uraeginthus ianthinogaster") is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa. 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. 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 song (in
Cuzco brush finch Cuzco brush finch The Cuzco brush finch ("Atlapetes canigenis"), also known as the grey brush finch or sooty brush finch, is a species of bird in the Passerellidae family. It is endemic to humid Andean forests in south-eastern Peru, where mainly found in Cusco. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the slaty brush finch. Brush finches are typically medium-size sparrows, with long tails. Brush finches are usually gray or olive in colour with a contrasting crown. Cuzco brush finches are two-toned with a uniform dusky gray and a rufous crown. The center of the belly, as well as the