Purple Grenadier (Granatina ianthinogaster) - BirdLife species factsheet

Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Granatina ianthinogaster (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Uraeginthus following Dowsett & Forbes-Watson (1993); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	14 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	2,510,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common or locally common (Clement 1999).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Somalia	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	native	yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Ethiopia	Awash National Park
Ethiopia	Genale river
Ethiopia	Mankubsa - Welenso forest
Ethiopia	Konso - Segen
Ethiopia	Yabello Sanctuary
Ethiopia	Arero forest
Ethiopia	Dawa - Wachile
Kenya	Tsavo East National Park
Kenya	Tsavo West National Park
Kenya	Dida Galgalu desert
Kenya	Meru National Park
Kenya	Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves
Kenya	Shaba National Reserve
Kenya	Amboseli National Park
Kenya	Lake Baringo
South Sudan	Imatong mountains
South Sudan	Kidepo
Somalia	Gacan Libaax
Somalia	Boorama plains
Somalia	Buulobarde
Somalia	Balcad Nature Reserve
Somalia	Jasiira lagoon and Muqdisho islets
Somalia	Arbowerow
Somalia	Laag Badaana
Tanzania	Lake Manyara
Tanzania	Ruaha National Park
Tanzania	Serengeti National Park
Tanzania	Tarangire National Park
Tanzania	Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania	Mkomazi National Park
Tanzania	Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir
Tanzania	Lake Natron and Engaruka basin
Tanzania	Usangu flats
Tanzania	Longido Game Controlled Area
Uganda	Mount Moroto Forest Reserve
Uganda	Kidepo Valley National Park
Ethiopia	Eastern Hararghe (Harar-Wabi Shebelle)
Tanzania	Lake Balangida Lelu

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Granatina ianthinogaster. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/purple-grenadier-granatina-ianthinogaster on 29/11/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 29/11/2023.