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American Robin Characteristics

Turdus migratorius Appearance: Gray-brown back; red-orange belly;


dark head; white feathers on lower belly
Size: 8”- 11”
The American Robin can be found
Call: “Cheery-cheerio” song
across the United States, from urban
Location: Grassy fields; open spaces
environments to woodland or grassland
environments. They mostly eat fruit and Season: Can be seen year-round as a species;
invertebrates, and are commonly seen individually seasonal
hopping around searching for worms.
The bright-breasted birds will rotate o Native
throughout the seasons, so often what
appears to be one robin taking up
residence from March to June is a different bird altogether.

Sources
Birds of San Francisco, Fisher and
Morlan
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Pictures: Megan Leich

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