Purple Martin

Progne subis (Linnaeus 1758)

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Progne subis (Purple martin) is a species of bird in the family swallows. It is associated with freshwater habitat. It is found in the Nearctic and the Neotropics. It is a invertivore. Individuals are known to live for 13.8 years.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742
Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151
Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Neotropic.svg

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/invertivore
Definition: An organism that feed on invertebrate animals (insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms, etc.)

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EOL has data for 35 attributes, including:

developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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altricial
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/altricial
- Definition: Parent(s) provide food and thermoregulation (e.g., passerines).
- Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
foraging habitat
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ForagingHabitat
- Definition: Primary habitat where the species forages during the breeding season.
- Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109
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terrestrial habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002009
- Definition: A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region
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Panama
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3703430
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
- Definition: The organism inhabits this environment or ecoregion.
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pond
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000033
- Definition: A body of water, usually of smaller size than a lake.
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is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Accipiter striatus Vieillot 1808 (Sharp-shinned hawk)
migratory status
- URI: http://www.owl-ontologies.com/unnamed.owl#MigratoryStatus
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migratory
- URI: http://www.owl-ontologies.com/unnamed.owl#Migratory
- Definition: Makes seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds
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parasitized by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002445
- Definition: automatically added during harvest
- Comment: Auto-added during harvest #37. A human needs to edit this.
- Attribution: Global Biotic Interactions
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Prosthogonimus
parental care
- URI: http://www.owl-ontologies.com/unnamed.owl#Parental_investment
- Definition: Any behaviour pattern in which a parent invests time or energy in feeding and protecting its offspring.
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pair provides care
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCarePair
- Definition: Both parents feed and nurture offspring.
- Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109
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preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Progne subis (Linnaeus 1758) (Purple martin)
preys on
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002439
- Definition: An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring or group members
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Progne subis (Linnaeus 1758) (Purple martin)
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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invertivore
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/invertivore
- Definition: An organism that feed on invertebrate animals (insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms, etc.)
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Purple martin

Purple martin includes 3 children:

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