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Birds · Passeriformes · Turdidae

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Least Concern

The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.

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The American robin is a species of passerine bird of the thrush family. It is widely distributed in North America from northern Canada and Alaska. It winters in the states of Florida and California; and in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. It is the official bird of the states of Connecticut, Michigan and Wisconsin. In Mexico it lives in twenty-nine of its thirty-two states; those where it has not been recorded are Tabasco, Chiapas and Campeche.

Weight

59 g – 94 g

Size

20 cm – 28 cm

Life expectancy

14 years

Diet

Omnivore

Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.

Activity

Diurnal

Active mainly during the day.

Social structure

In pairs

Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.

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Fun facts

  • sentidosIt finds earthworms underground by sound and vibration as well as by sight, its main sense, several behavioural studies suggest.
  • It is not a robin: it is a thrush of the same genus as the European blackbird, and it owes its name to the English settlers who saw its orange breast and applied the name of the bird from home.
  • It locates worms by tilting its head, and for a long time it was thought to be listening: experiments have shown that it is in fact looking at them with one eye, because its eyes are on the sides of its head.
  • The intense turquoise blue of its eggs is so distinctive that it gives its name to a colour in English, and it is one of the most recognisable eggs in the world.

Life cycle and biology

Skeleton type
Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)
Habitat and environment
Woodland, grassland, orchards, parks and gardens throughout North America
Birth weight
Altricial: born blind, naked or with sparse down and entirely dependent
Size at birth
Altricial: born blind, naked or with sparse down and entirely dependent
Sexual maturity
12 months
Gestation / incubation
13 days
Litter / clutch size
3

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Turdus migratorius

Where to find it

Best time: All year round in North America; in spring it is very conspicuous on lawns and in parks, pulling up earthworms.

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Where to see it

Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 88.

Related species

Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with American Robin — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.

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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.

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CountriesUnited States
ParksYellowstone National ParkUnited States
TagsOmnivore
Omnivore
Diurnal
In pairs
Bird
Temperate forest
Mountain
Grassland
United States
Canada
Mexico
Bahamas
Belize
Cuba
Guatemala