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American Robin

Wanderdrossel

Turdus migratorius

Thrushes17 photosFirst seen: 5 July 2026
American Robin

The American Robin is a large thrush with a dark back, orange-red underparts and a broken white eye-ring. It is common in woodland, parks, gardens and open lawns across much of North America. On the ground it runs, stops and searches for earthworms and other invertebrates. Fruit becomes an important part of the diet in autumn and winter. Juveniles have a spotted breast, while adult males are usually darker than females.

ID tip: The dark hood, white eye crescents and unbroken brick-orange breast separate it from the Varied Thrush, which has a black breast band and orange wingbars.
First seen: 5 July 2026 · University of Washington · 17 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Family
Thrushes (Turdidae)
Length
23–28 cm
Wingspan
31–41 cm
Regional status
Year-round resident (Pacific Northwest, USA)
Conservation
Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 27 August 2026
Habitat
Lawns, parks, gardens, woodland edges, orchards
Diet
Earthworms, insects, berries and small fruit
Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Selected photographs

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