Kenya
Purple Grenadier
Common finch in eastern Africa...in
a variety of savanna and woodland
habitats, often in small flocks.
a variety of savanna and woodland
habitats, often in small flocks.
Granatina ianthinogaster
(L 5.25")
Nairobi National Park
18Oct2014
females
... I sit here growing old by inches,
Watching a clock instead of finches,
But I sometimes visualize in my gin
The Audubon that I audubin.
(Ogden Nash)
Granatina in Latin means
garnet; ianthinogaster in Latin
means violet belly.
garnet; ianthinogaster in Latin
means violet belly.
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