Robin

American Robin
Turdus migratorius

Interesting and Fun Facts: The diet of the robin changes with the seasons, from primarily soft invertebrates, especially earthworms, in spring and summer, to mostly fruit in fall and winter.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae Genus: Turdus	Audio for Species Call Song from Macaulay Library	Species Related Links Additional American Robin Pictures
		Description Length: 7.9-11 in( 20-28 cm) Weight: 2.7-3 oz (77-85 g) Wingspan: 12.2-15.7 in (31-40 cm) A potbelled bird. The head, with white eye arcs, varies from jet black to gray, with white eyebrow and throat streaked black and white. Underparts vary, often in sync with head color, from deep, rich brownish-red to gray-scalloped, pale orange. Males tend to be darker, females grayer, but often they are indistinguishable. Belly and undertail coverts white. Upperparts medium gray; tail blackish, with white corners. Bill color yellow with variable, season-dependent, black tip. Legs dark. Juvenile: spotted dark on underparts; whitish on upperparts and wing coverts. The American is the largest of the North American thrushes.
		Habitat, Range, and Feeding The widely distrubuted American Robins are early morning tuggers of earthworms commonly seen on lawns throughout North America. They are also common in pastures, tundra, deciduous woodlands, pine forests, shrublands, and regenerating forests. The American Robin is a migratory songbird and resides year round throughout America; winters south of Canada with large numbers in Gulf of Mexico areas of Flordia, Texas, and through to central Mexico and the Pacific coast. Their nest built of long grasses, twigs, paper, and feathers, and is smeared with mud and often cushioned with grass or other soft materials. The clutch size is 3 to 5 eggs;, colored sky blue or blue-green. Their diet consists of insects and other invertebrates as well as ripe fruits, like apples and berries.

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