American robins
Orange-chested yard birds
American robins are medium-sized songbirds common across North America, recognizable by their orange-red breast and gray-brown back.
They're often seen hopping across lawns, hunting for earthworms.
Despite the name, they're thrushes, not closely related to the European robin—early colonists named them for the similar red breast.
Their return signals spring in northern regions.
- thrushSpotted woodland vocalist
- earthwormsSoil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
- migrationsLarge-scale population movements
avian · dawn chorus · lawn · front yard · bird bath · early bird · passerine · plumage · courtship display · nest building · species · vocalization · flocking · feathers · forest · syrinx · spring arrival · meadow
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