Purple Martin
Photo: JJ Cadiz, Cajay · CC BY 3.0

Swallows

Purple Martin

Progne subis

LCLeast Concern
Family
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The purple martin (Progne subis) is a passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is the largest swallow in North America. They breed across the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, as well as the coastal Pacific Northwest, Baja California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Most make a brief stopover in the Yucatán Peninsula or Cuba during pre-breeding migration to North America and during post-breeding migration before reaching their overwintering sites in South America.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.