© Gale VerHague
Purple Martin Progne subis
Charles R. Brown and Scott Tarof
Version: 2.0 — Published March 7, 2013
Version: 2.0 — Published March 7, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Croatian | veliki piljak |
| Czech | jiřička modrolesklá |
| Danish | Purpursvale |
| Dutch | Purperzwaluw |
| English | Purple Martin |
| English (United States) | Purple Martin |
| French | Hirondelle noire |
| French (French Guiana) | Hirondelle noire |
| German | Purpurschwalbe |
| Greek | Πορφυροχελίδονο |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Irondèl vyolèt |
| Hungarian | Biborfescke |
| Icelandic | Purpurasvala |
| Japanese | ムラサキツバメ |
| Lithuanian | Purpurinė miškinė kregždė |
| Norwegian | purpursvale |
| Polish | jaskółczak modry |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | andorinha-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinha-azul |
| Romanian | Lăstun purpuriu |
| Russian | Большая ласточка |
| Serbian | Ljubičasta lasta |
| Slovak | lastovička purpurová |
| Spanish | Golondrina Purpúrea |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Golondrina Purpúrea |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Martín Purpúrea |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Golondrina azul americana |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Golondrina Migratoria |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Martín Purpúreo |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Golondrina Púrpura |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Golondrina Azulnegra |
| Spanish (Panama) | Martín Purpúreo |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Golondrina purpúrea |
| Spanish (Peru) | Martín Purpúreo |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Golondrina Púrpura |
| Spanish (Spain) | Golondrina purpúrea |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Golondrina Purpúrea |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Golondrina de Iglesias |
| Swedish | blå storsvala |
| Turkish | Büyük Mor Kırlangıç |
| Ukrainian | Щурик пурпуровий |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of Purple Martin in North and Middle America.
This species winters in South America. See text for details.