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Scientific Name
Progne subis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Progne subis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Purple Martin
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyHirundinidae
GenusProgne
SpeciesProgne subis
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
Park Rank Tags
  • Park rare
Taxa Group Tags
  • Bird
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/27/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
psuper@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/29/2022 2:03:20 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Stupka (1963) provides the most recent published records; most recent record in Park Observations is from 2004; breeds in adjoining areas of park counties and may have bred in park historically during the settlement period. ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: Uncommon Summer Resident; Species limits in this complex are uncertain. Constitutes a superspecies with P. CRYPTOLEUCA, P. DOMINICENSIS, P. SINALOAE, P. CHALYBEA, and P. MODESTA (including P. ELEGANS)(AOU 1998). See Sheldon and Winkler (1993) for information on intergeneric phylog STATUS: Native, Migratory, Rare, Present in Park;; ; General Notes: Stupka (1963) provides the most recent published records; most recent record in Park Observations is from 2004; breeds in adjoining areas of park counties and may have bred in park historically during the settlement period.
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