Purple Martin

Progne subis - Hirondelle noire

Hirondelle noire
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Hirundinidés

  • Genus
    :

    Progne

  • Species
    :

    subis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 19 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 48 à 64 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Hirondelle noire
♂ adult plum. breeding
Hirondelle noire
♀ adult

Purple Martin (Progne subis) is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Progne subis subis (s Canada, e USA and e Mexico)
  • Progne subis hesperia (sw USA and nw Mexico)
  • Progne subis arboricola (w USA and n Mexico)

Foreign names

  • Hirondelle noire,
  • Golondrina purpúrea,
  • andorinha-roxa,
  • Purpurschwalbe,
  • bíborfecske,
  • Purperzwaluw,
  • Rondine purpurea,
  • blå storsvala,
  • Purpursvale,
  • lastovička purpurová,
  • jiřička modrolesklá,
  • Purpursvale,
  • sinipääsky,
  • oreneta porpra,
  • jaskółczak modry,
  • purpura čurkste,
  • Большая ласточка,
  • ムラサキツバメ,
  • 紫崖燕,
  • 紫崖燕,

Voice song and cries

Hirondelle noire
♂ adult

Habitat

Hirondelle noire
♂ adult

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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