American Robin
Turdus migratorius
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 318,073
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The American robin is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering from southern Canada to central Mexico and along the Pacific coast.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “American robin”.