Progne subis
Location: Flying around back yard (rarely)
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Range: Their breeding habitat is open areas across eastern North America, and also some locations on the west coast from British Columbia to Mexico.
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Purple Martins are aerial insectivores, meaning that they catch insects from the air. The birds are agile hunters and eat a variety of winged insects. Rarely, on occasion, they will come to the ground to eat insects. They usually fly relatively high, so, contrary to popular opinion, mosquitos do not form a large part of their diet. Link Link Genus: Progne (martins) Family: Hirundinidae (swallows) Order: Passeriformes (perching birds) Class: Aves (Birds) Phylum/Division: Chordata (Spinal chorded) Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) |