American Robin - Photos by Bruce Dayton - American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

ORDER: Passeriformes
FAMILY: Turdidae (Thrushes - 15 Species)
SPECIES: American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

American Robin
The American Robin is one of the most recognized birds in America. It is best known for its rich melodic caroling early it the morning. You normally see them on lawns early in the morning, stalking earthworms. It is one of the first of the migratory birds to arrive in the spring. It can be found in all of the lower 48 states. Robins are known to feed the chicks of other birds.
SIZE	Large (8-11”) migratory bird of the thrush family.
DESCRIPTION	It has a dark gray to black head with broken-white eye rings. It has a brick-red belly and breast with a thin yellow bill. Sexes look similar, but female is paler.
NESTING	Clutch size ranges from 3-5 eggs, which are incubated in 11 to 14 days. The female robin builds a cup-shaped nest of grass, twigs, feathers, and paper packed with mud in a protected area such as a dense shrub or tree.
RANGE	The robin breeds throughout Canada and the United States. It is the most common thrush in North America. It is found across America during the summer months. Some Robins stay the winter if conditions are favorable.
HABITAT	They habitat local parks, residential areas and also in the deep woods
DIET	Main diet is earthworms but it also eats fruit and berries.

INTERESTING FACTS

Incubation

Incubation is the period from fertilization of the egg until the chick hatches. Birds incubate their eggs by maintaining them at the right temperature; sitting on them does this. The female robin sat on her nest for approximately two weeks to incubate her eggs. The female does most of the incubating of the eggs, but the males commonly take turns with females, as in the case of the Pied-billed Grebe. There are some cases where the male does all the incubating of the eggs as in species of phalarope.

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American Robin

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American Robin Drawing by Louis Agassiz Fuertes