American Robin

The American Robin is a familiar migratory songbird known for its cheerful song, dark head, yellow bill, and bright brick-red breast. This soft contour feather showcases the classic warm orange hue typical of the underparts.

Vibrant rusty-orange to rufous tip grading into slate-gray or brownish-gray at the base with white barb edges.

Pennaceous at the upper tip transitioning into plumulaceous (fluffy) downy barbs at the base; barbs are relatively loose and flexible.

Soft, silky, and pliable with a matte finish, lacking the stiff rigidity of flight feathers.

Distinctive warm rufous-orange color blending cleanly into slate gray at the base, characteristic of robin breast or flank feathers.

Found in woodlands, forests, suburban yards, parks, gardens, and agricultural fields across North America.

Breeds across most of North America from Alaska down to central Mexico, wintering mainly in the southern US and Mexico.

Acts as an important seed disperser and soil health indicator through foraging on earthworms and fruit-bearing trees.

Other thrushes or towhees, but the specific shade of rust-orange combined with gray and small songbird size helps separate it.

Despite being considered harbingers of spring, many American Robins actually winter in northern areas, shifting their diet from earthworms to berries.

Good condition, fresh barbs with minimal wear or fraying, showing intact structure.