American Robin

How to identify

Field marks

1. Adult has a reddish-brown to orange-red breast
2. Bill mainly yellow with a dark tip
3. Head ink-black to gray, with white eye arcs and a white supercilium
4. White throat with black stripes

Male, female and young

Female is usually darker than male, with brown on the head and upperparts; juvenile is paler than adult male, with dark breast spots.

Voice

Male sings a cheerful series of short phrases, often repeated with brief pauses between them, usually from high branches.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: May · Most records: United States, Canada, Mexico

American Robin has been recorded at 797 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, ChicagoUnited States41,201 records
2. Prospect ParkUnited States38,384 records
3. Central ParkUnited States38,163 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United StatesCanadaMexicoSt. Pierre & MiquelonBermudaUnited KingdomBahamasGreenland

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The American robin (Turdus migratorius) 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.

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