Purple Martin / Progne subis
| Purple Martin bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Western Martin |
| Old latin name for bird | Hirundo purpurea, Hirundo subis |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae |
| Genus | Progne |
| Breeding region | Middle America, North America |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
| Non breeding region | e SA |
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Related species
Caribbean Martin
Peruvian Martin
Cuban Martin
Brown-chested Martin
Grey-breasted Martin
Sinaloa Martin
Southern Martin
Galapagos Martin
Where to see Purple Martin
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- French Guiana
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Russia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Suriname
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Purple Martin subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progne subis arboricola | w USA and n Mexico | to South America? | No |
| Progne subis hesperia | sw USA and nw Mexico | to South America? | No |
| Progne subis subis | s Canada, e USA and e Mexico | through South America e of the Andes | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Belarusian | Пурпурная ластаўка |
| Bulgarian | Пурпурна лястовица |
| Catalan | Oreneta porpra del nord, oreneta porpra |
| Chinese | 紫崖燕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 紫崖燕 |
| Cree | mistshasgosees, mîcaskosîs |
| Croatian | veliki piljak, Ljubičasta lastavica |
| Czech | jiřička modrolesklá, Jiricka modrolesklá |
| Danish | Purpursvale |
| Dutch | Purperzwaluw |
| Esperanto | Purpura hirundo |
| Estonian | põhja-türkiispääsuke, türkiispääsuke (põhja-türkiispääsuke), türkiispääsuke |
| Finnish | sinipääsky |
| French | Hirondelle pourprée, Hirondelle noire |
| Frisian | Poarperswel |
| Galician | Andoriña azul americana |
| German | Purpur-Schwalbe, Purpurschwalbe |
| Greek | Πoρφυρoχελίδovo, Πορφυροχελίδονο |
| Guarani | Mbyju'i hû |
| Hungarian | bíborfecske, Biborfescke |
| Icelandic | Purpurasvala |
| Irish | Fáinleog chorcra, Gabhlán corcra |
| Italian | Rondine purpurea, Rondine viola |
| Japanese | ムラサキツバメ |
| Latvian | purpura čurkste |
| Lithuanian | purpurinė miškinė kregždė, Purpinė miškinė kregždė |
| Norwegian | Purpursvale, purpursvale |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Purpursvale |
| Polish | Jaskółka modra, jaskółczak modry, jaskólczak modry |
| Portuguese | andorinha-púrpura, Andorinha-azul, andorinha-roxa, andorinha-azul / andorinha-roxa |
| Romanian | Lăstun albastru |
| Russian | Пурпурная ласточка, Большая ласточка, Пурпурная лесная ласточка, Большая ласточка , Ласточка большая |
| Serbian | Ljubičasta lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička purpurová, Lastovička purpurovolesklá |
| Slovenian | Sijajna lastovka |
| Spanish | Golondrina Grande, Martín Purpurea, Golondrina de Iglesias, Golondrina Migratoria Grande, Avión Púrpura, Golondrina Azul, Golondrina Azulnegra, Golondrina morada, Golondrina Púrpura, Golondrina purpúrea, Martín Purpúrea, Martín Azul, golondrina azul negra |
| Swedish | blå storsvala |
| Turkish | Büyük Mor Kırlangıç, Mor kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | щурик пурпуровий |
| Welsh | Gwennol borffor |