American robin

Turdus migratorius

Description:

This is among the first birds to sing at dawn, and its song consists of several discrete units that are repeated.

Habitat:

On a tree along an urban neighborhood road

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

American Robin

Turdus migratorius American Robin, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

3 Comments

Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

I'm glad I could help, Maria. It is really interesting how one angle of an organism can make it look so different. It seems like the younger the robins are, the more pronounced their white markings are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Turdus...

Maria dB 11 years ago

Thanks, Jacob. The white markings threw me off, too. I took this photo many years ago and unfortunately didn't have one of the front of the bird.

Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

This looks much like the American Robin to me. The only thing which was confusing me was the white markings around the eyes. They usually don't extend to the back of the head.