American Robin

The American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family easily recognized by its warm orange breast, dark gray back, and cheerful morning song. The feathers shown exhibit the classic bright rusty-red breast coloration alongside greyish body contour feathers, reflecting a typical molting collection from this familiar backyard bird.

Vibrant rusty-reddish orange combined with slate gray and brownish-grey, typical of adult American Robin plumage showing sexual or individual variation

Pennaceous tips with plumulaceous bases, featuring soft downy barbs near the base without prominent afterfeathers, generally intact condition

Slender, flexible, dark-to-light central rachis with fine, evenly spaced barbs radiating outward at moderate angles

Soft, silky, and pliable texture with matte finish on the grey portions and slightly glossy sheen on the rich orange tips

Mixed body feathers including distinctive rich rusty-orange breast contour feathers and greyish-brown upperpart contour feathers

Distinctive rich brick-red or rusty-orange coloration on the breast feathers combined with slate-gray to brownish-grey contour feathers

Woodlands, forests, suburban gardens, parks, lawns, and agricultural fields across North America

Widely distributed throughout North America, breeding from Alaska and Canada down to Mexico, wintering in the southern US and Central America

Important seed disperser for various berry-producing shrubs and trees, and acts as an effective control agent for terrestrial insect pests

Varied Thrush or Eastern Bluebird, distinguished by more extensive orange patterns or contrasting blue dorsal hues

American Robins can eat large quantities of fruit and occasionally become intoxicated from fermented berries; they are also one of the earliest birds to sing at dawn

Represent the arrival of spring in North American folklore; feathers and bird imagery frequently appear in indigenous art and stories

Look near lawns, shrubbery, and garden borders during late summer molt periods for scattered grey and rusty-orange body feathers

Good overall condition, appearing as naturally molted feathers with minor wear along the edges