Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Progne [subis, dominicensis, cryptoleuca or sinaloae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other related concepts

• Progne [sinaloae x subis] (hybrid)
• Progne [subis or elegans] (taxon group)
• Progne [subis or cryptoleuca] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Belarusian: Пурпурная ластаўка
Bulgarian: Пурпурна лястовица
Catalan: oreneta porpra, Oreneta porpra del nord
Chipewyan: tsanlsee
Cree: mîcaskosîs, mistshasgosees
Cree, Plains: mistshasgosees
Cree (syllabic): ᒦᒐᐢᑯᓰᐢ
Czech: Jiricka modrolesklá, jiřička modrolesklá
Welsh: Gwennol borffor
Danish: Purpursvale
German: Purpurschwalbe, Purpur-Schwalbe
Greek: Πoρφυρoχελίδovo, Πορφυροχελίδονο
English: Purple Martin, Western Martin
English, HBW: Purple Martin
English (IOC): Purple Martin
English (United States): Purple Martin
Esperanto: Purpura hirundo
Spanish: Avión Púrpura, Golondrina Azul, golondrina azul negra, Golondrina Azulnegra, Golondrina de Iglesias, Golondrina Grande, Golondrina Migratoria Grande, Golondrina morada, Golondrina Púrpura, Golondrina purpúrea, Martín Azul, Martín Purpurea, Martín Purpúrea
Spanish (Argentine): Golondrina Purpúrea
Spanish (Colombia): Golondrina Púrpura, Golondrina purpúrea
Spanish (Costa Rica): Martín Purpurea, Martín Purpúrea
Spanish (Cuba): Golondrina Azul, Golondrina azul americana
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Golondrina Grande, Golondrina Migratoria, Golondrina Migratoria Grande
Spanish (Ecuador): Martín Purpúreo
Spanish (Spain): Golondrina Purpúrea
Spanish (HBW): Golondrina purpúrea
Spanish (Honduras): Golondrina morada
Spanish (Mexico): golondrina azul negra, golondrina azulnegra, Martín Azul
Spanish (Nicaragua): Avión Púrpura
Spanish (Panama): Martín Purpúreo
Spanish (Peru): Martín Purpúreo
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Golondrina Púrpura
Spanish (Paraguay): Golondrina purpúrea
Spanish (Uruguay): Golondrina Purpúrea
Spanish (Venezuela): Golondrina de Iglesias
Estonian: põhja-türkiispääsuke, türkiispääsuke, türkiispääsuke (põhja-türkiispääsuke)
Finnish: Sinipääsky
French: Hirondelle noire, Hirondelle pourprée
Frisian: Poarperswel
Irish: Fáinleog chorcra, Gabhlán corcra
Guadeloupean Creole French: Hirondelle
Galician: Andoriña azul americana
Guarani: Mbyju'i hû
Haitian Creole French: Irondèl vyolèt
Croatian: Ljubičasta lastavica, Veliki piljak
Hungarian: bíborfecske, Biborfescke
Icelandic: Purpurasvala
Italian: Rondine purpurea, Rondine viola
Japanese (romaji): murasakitsubame
Japanese: ムラサキツバメ
Scientific: Hirundo purpurea, Hirundo subis, Progne subis, Progne subis subis
Lithuanian: Purpinė miškinė kregždė, Purpurinė miškinė kregždė
Latvian: purpura čurkste
Dutch: Purperzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Purpursvale
Norwegian: Purpursvale
Polish: jaskólczak modry, jaskółczak modry, Jaskółka modra
Portuguese: Andorinha-azul, andorinha-azul / andorinha-roxa, andorinha-púrpura, Andorinha-roxa
Portuguese (Brazil): Andorinha-azul, andorinha-púrpura
Portuguese (Portugal): Andorinha-azul, andorinha-púrpura
Rhaeto-Romance: Randulina purpura
Romanian: Lăstun albastru
Russian: Большая ласточка , Ласточка большая, Пурпурная ласточка, Пурпурная лесная ласточка
Slovak: lastovička purpurová, Lastovička purpurovolesklá
Slovenian: Sijajna lastovka
Serbian: Ljubičasta lasta
Swedish: Blå storsvala
Turkish: Büyük mor kırlangıç, Mor kırlangıç
Ukrainian: Щурик пурпуровий
Kalmyk: ө-модна харада
Chinese: 紫崖燕
Chinese (Traditional): 紫崖燕