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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Version 2.0
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- September 10, 2021
- Purple Martin Progne subis
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Charles R. Brown, Daniel A. Airola, and Scott Tarof
Revisors
Charles R. Brown, Daniel A. Airola, and Peter Pyle
Recommended Citation
Brown, C. R., D. A. Airola, and S. Tarof (2021). Purple Martin (Progne subis), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.purmar.02
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In this revision, Charles R. Brown and Daniel A. Airola revised all content. Peter Pyle contributed to the Appearance page. Arnau Bonan Barfull and Peter Pyle curated the media.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Purple Martin Progne subis
Authors
Charles R. Brown and Scott Tarof
Recommended Citation
Brown, C. R. and S. Tarof (2020). Purple Martin (Progne subis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.purmar.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
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- March 7, 2013
- Purple Martin Progne subis
Authors
Charles R. Brown and Scott Tarof
Revisors
Charles R. Brown and Scott Tarof
Recommended Citation
Brown, C. R. and S. Tarof (2013). Purple Martin (Progne subis), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.287
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1997
- Purple Martin Progne subis
Recommended Citation
Brown, C. R. (1997). Purple Martin (Progne subis). In The Birds of North America, No. 287 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Editors). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington DC, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.287.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- July 12, 2016
- Purple Martin Progne subis
Authors
Angela Turner
Recommended Citation
Turner, A. (2016). Purple Martin (Progne subis). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.