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
White-bridled finch White-bridled finch The white-bridled finch ("Melanodera melanodera"), also known as the canary-winged finch or black-throated finch, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus "Melanodera" together with the yellow-bridled finch ("M. xanthogramma"). Formerly placed in the family Emberizidae, it is now considered a tanager. It is found in grassland in southernmost South America. There are two subspecies: "M. m. melanodera" in the Falkland Islands and "M. m. princetoniana" in southern Argentina and Chile. The male is grey-green above and yellow below with a grey head and upper breast. It has a black throat and mask which are bordered with