Purple Martin

Notes:

Approximate Hatch Weights:

~3g at hatching

~10g by 3 days old

~20g by 6 days old

~30g by 8 days old

~40g by 10 days old

~50g by 13 days old


Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Common Name: Swallows
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Naked
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Short and gray to black
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Yellow
Gape Flanges: Pale yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet

 

~2nd Week - 31g


Photo by Rebecca Milunas

~2nd Week - 31g


Photo by Rebecca Milunas

~2nd Week - 31g


Photo by Rebecca Milunas

~3rd Week


Photos by Ariana Shorts, WildCare Oklahoma

~3rd Week


Photos by Ariana Shorts, WildCare Oklahoma

~4th Week


Photo by Rebecca Milunas

>4 Weeks


Photo by Aaron Budgor

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