The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a passerine bird, and member of the thrush family Turdidae. It is similar in appearance to the European robin, featuring red or orange feathers from the chest area down to the belly. Feathers on the head tend to be black or brown and sometimes contains bits of grey and white. Their back feathers are brown, but may have a greyish appearance. This coloration extends to their wings, and tail feathers.

Not to be confused with

• european_robin - It can be distinguished from a European robin primarily from the orientation of the red / orange chest feathers. The color of the chest feathers does not typically extend into the neck or facial area for American robins. European robins also tend to have their coloration localized to the upper body, and other colors such as tans, and greys fill in the belly, back, wings, and tail feathers.

Related tags

• beak
• biped
• avian_feet
• countershading
• countershade_feathers
• countershade_torso
• orange_countershading
• red_countershading
• feathers
• feathered_wings
• multicolored_feathers
• tail_feathers

See also

• avian
• bird
• Psittacopasserae
• passerine
• oscine
• thrush_(bird) (Turdidae)
• true_thrush (Turdus)
• american_robin