Purple Martin
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'''Size:''' 8 inches (20cm) | '''Size:''' 8 inches (20cm) | ||
| - | '''Habitat:''' | + | '''Habitat:''' North America; throughout the United States except the west coast. |
| - | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 11,000,000 mature individuals. Once listed as “Vulnerable”, the Purple Martin has been down listed to “Least Concern” thanks to “Martin House” projects. |
'''Diet:''' Mosquitoes and other flying insects. | '''Diet:''' Mosquitoes and other flying insects. | ||
Its decline has been due to forestry policies of eliminating standing dead trees (which provide nesting areas). Also, there is competition for nesting sites from two introduced birds, the House Sparrow and the European Starling. Starlings have been especially aggressive. The solution have been “Martin Houses” which are too small for the starlings to enter, allowing the Purple martin to stage a comeback. | Its decline has been due to forestry policies of eliminating standing dead trees (which provide nesting areas). Also, there is competition for nesting sites from two introduced birds, the House Sparrow and the European Starling. Starlings have been especially aggressive. The solution have been “Martin Houses” which are too small for the starlings to enter, allowing the Purple martin to stage a comeback. | ||
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'''Found in [http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/shop/itemdetails/-/?item=1945&cat=&_m=d Threatened Endangered Extinct]''' | '''Found in [http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/shop/itemdetails/-/?item=1945&cat=&_m=d Threatened Endangered Extinct]''' | ||
