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purple martin
Progne subis
29.5669, -94.3935
Field Notes
Description:
spotted at high island.
Adult males are iridescent, dark blue-purple overall with brown-black wings and tail. Females and immatures are duller, with variable amounts of gray on the head and chest and a whitish lower belly.
Habitat:
open areas
Notes:
•The Purple Martin not only gets all its food in flight, it gets all its water that way too. It skims the surface of a pond and scoops up the water with its lower bill.
Species ID Suggestions
purple martin
Progne subis
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 8, 2013
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