#1354 · 🐦 birds

Purple Martin

🇳🇱 Purperzwaluw ·Progne subis

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The purple martin ( Progne subis ) is the largest North American swallow. They are known for their speed and agility in flight, and when approaching their housing, will dive from the sky at great speeds with their wings tucked.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 33,963iNaturalist observations
weight 48 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
33,963 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 48 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).