American Robin

Description:

The American Robin or North American Robin is a migratory songbird of the 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 flycatcher family. The nominate subspecies of the American Robin is 23–28 centimeters (10–11 in) long with a wingspan ranging from 31–41 centimeters (12.2–16 in), and averages about 77 grams (2.7 oz) in weight, with a range of 59–94 g (2.1–3.3 oz).[12][13] The head varies from jet black to gray, with white eye arcs and white supercilia.[14] The throat is white with black streaks, and the belly and undertail coverts are white. The Robin has a brown back and a reddish-orange breast, varying from a rich red maroon to peachy orange.[12] The bill is mainly yellow with a variably dark tip, the dusky area becoming more extensive in winter, and the legs and feet are brown.[14

Habitat:

The American Robin's breeding habitat is woodland and more open farmland and urban areas. It breeds only rarely in the Deep South of the United States and there prefers large shade trees on lawns. Its winter habitat is similar but includes more open areas. The American Robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering south of Canada from Florida to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.It has seven subspecies, but only T. m. confinis in the southwest is particularly distinctive, with pale gray-brown underparts.