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Purple Martin
Progne subis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
Gray-breasted MartinProgne chalybea
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Ontario | 342,147 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 166,556 |
| Michigan | 164,724 |
| New York | 150,830 |
| North Carolina | 89,250 |
| Pennsylvania | 60,864 |
| Massachusetts | 55,227 |
| Georgia | 53,154 |
| Alabama | 46,485 |
| Kentucky | 45,233 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Crevice nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in crevices.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Swallows and Martins · Hirundinidae |
| Genus | New World Martins · Progne |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Native Birds of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Purple Martin with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.