Where to see
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Nairobi National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Purple Grenadier during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Nairobi National Park
In Nairobi National Park, Kenya, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Grenadier sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Masai Mara National Reserve and more
After Nairobi National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Purple Grenadier are in Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%), Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%) and Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August and October–December in Nairobi National Park (about 60%), October in Masai Mara National Reserve (about 50%) and September in Mkomazi National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Purple Grenadier on a given day. Each park's Purple Grenadier page has the full month-by-month chart.
