| English | German |
| purple emperor | großer Schillerfalter (Apatura iris) |
| purple emperor | Schillerfalter (Apatura) |
| purple-faced langur | Weißbartlangur (Presbytis (Kasi) senex) |
| purple glossy-starling | Purpurglanzstar (Lamprotornis purpureus) |
| purple grenadier | Veilchenastrild (Uraeginthus ianthinogaster) |
| purple heron | Purpurreiher (Ardea purpurea, Ardea purpurea purpurea) |
| purple sandpiper | Meerstrandläufer (Calidris maritima) |