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Purple Martin

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The Purple Martin is a beautiful bird with shiny purple feathers. They love to eat insects and can often be seen flying high in the sky. These birds are friendly and enjoy living near people.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Purple Martin is a large, sleek swallow with pointed wings and a forked tail. Males are entirely glossy, iridescent deep blue-purple, appearing black in dim light. Females and young birds have duller, greyish-white undersides, making them distinct from other swallows.

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Purple Martin
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Purple Martin

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Purple Martins eat up to 2,000 flying insects every single day!

Some martins travel over 10,000 miles each year during migration!

These birds can drink water mid-flight by skimming the surface of lakes!

They are the only North American bird that relies almost entirely on human-provided homes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aerial Insect Hunter

Purple Martins can catch flying insects mid-air because of their agile flight and wide gape, helping them get food.

Fähigkeit

Colony Nester

Purple Martins have a strong social instinct that helps them live together in large groups, often in human-made birdhouses.

Fähigkeit

Long-Distance Migrator

Purple Martins can fly thousands of kilometers between continents because of their strong wings and endurance, avoiding cold winters.

Maße und Details

Länge
17-20 cm
Flügelspannweite
39-41 cm
Gewicht
0.045-0.06 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-7 Jahre
Top Speed
64 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-7
Brutzeit
15-18 Tage
Zugstrecke
7000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These birds are expert aerial hunters, catching flying insects like dragonflies and wasps mid-air.

Hauptnahrung

  • Dragonflies
  • Butterflies
  • Flies
  • Beetles
  • Wasps
  • Moths

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Juvenile martins are sometimes prey for these swift raptors.

hunts

Green Darner

Anax junius

Purple Martins actively pursue and catch these large dragonflies.

eaten by

Purple Martin Bug

Oeciacus vicarius

These parasitic bugs feed on the blood of martins, especially nestlings.

depends on

Human

Homo sapiens

Eastern populations rely almost entirely on human-provided housing.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Martin

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Watch these birds from a distance and don't disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Purple Martin?

17-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Purple Martin?

39-41 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Purple Martin?

0.045-0.06 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Purple Martin?

5-7 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Purple Martin?

64 km/h

Was frisst Purple Martin?

These birds are expert aerial hunters, catching flying insects like dragonflies and wasps mid-air.

Wo findet man Purple Martin normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Purple Martin?

Pursuit

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