Purple Martin

Progne subis

Summary 2

The Purple Martin (Progne subis) is the largest North American swallow. These aerial acrobats have speed and agility in flight, and when approaching their housing, will dive from the sky at great speeds with their wings tucked.

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  1. (c) Shanthanu Bhardwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/86124626@N00/3544131767
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progne_subis

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