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 of the Andes. The known elevation range for this brush finch is approximately above sea level. They are mostly seen in the surrounding areas of Cusco. The Cuzco brush finch has complex series of high-pitched squeaks. It is described as "shrill trill followed by a chatter and "tew-tew-tew swee swee"". Their “dawn song” was defined as the varied phrases given at regular intervals by the male alone, mainly or only at dawn and is different than a duet call. They are also known to include loud drawn out notes. Undocumented, but most likely it will eat a mixture of terrestrial