Robin Bird

Robins make a good reference point for comparing the size and shape of other birds too.

Robin bird. American robins are fairly large songbirds with a large round body long legs and fairly long tail. About 12 5 14 0 cm 5 0 5 5 inches in length the male and female are similar in colouration with an orange breast and face lined with grey brown upper parts and a. Early colonial settlers named it robin because its breast colour resembled that of a smaller thrush the european robin erithacus rubecula. Though they re familiar town and city birds american robins are at home in wilder areas too including mountain forests and alaskan wilderness.

These beautiful birds weigh about 59 to 94 g 2 1 to 3 3 oz. The american robin turdus migratorius a large north american thrush is one of the most familiar songbirds in the eastern united states. The length of the robin bird is 23 to 28 cm 10 to 11 in. American robins the red breasted birds mark the return of spring to most folks in the northern states.

In captivity robins have survived longer than 17 years. The european robin erithacus rubecula known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the british isles is a small insectivorous passerine bird that belongs to the chat subfamily of the old world flycatcher family. One of the easiest birds to watch while they go about their nesting and feeding habits since they re in most peoples backyards. The wingspan of robin bird measures about 30 to 40 cm 12 2 to 16 in.

As of february 2001 the longest living banded wild robin ever recorded had survived 13 years and 11 months according to the bird banding laboratory at the patuxent wildlife research center. Robins are popular birds for their warm orange breast cheery song and early appearance at the end of winter. A distinctive potbellied bird. The american robin turdus migratorius is a migratory songbird of the true thrush genus and turdidae the wider thrush family.

Of those that survive their first year most wild robins live to be about 5 or 6. The robin s rich caroling is among the earliest bird songs heard at dawn in spring and summer often beginning just before first light. Robins are the largest north american thrushes and their profile offers a good chance to learn the basic shape of most thrushes. 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.

Actually unknown to a lot of people these birds spend the winter in much of their breeding range. Forages on lawns and other areas of short vegetation for earthworms and other invertebrates in a run and stop pattern typical of terrestrial thrushes.