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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.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

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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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Aerial Insect Hunter

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

Habilidad

Colony Nester

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

Habilidad

Long-Distance Migrator

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
17-20 cm
Envergadura
39-41 cm
Peso
0.045-0.06 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-7 años
Top Speed
64 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
4-7
Incubación
15-18 días
Distancia de migración
7000 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

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Martin

Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Purple Martin?

17-20 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Purple Martin?

39-41 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Purple Martin?

0.045-0.06 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Purple Martin?

5-7 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Purple Martin?

64 km/h

¿Qué come Purple Martin?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Purple Martin?

Urban areas

¿Cómo caza Purple Martin?

Pursuit

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