American Robin

The American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family, famous for being one of the first birds to sing at dawn and a traditional harbinger of spring. Adults feature a dark gray-brown back, a striking brick-red or orange breast, and a dark head with broken white eye-arcs.

Rich, warm rust-orange or brick-red coloration characteristic of the American Robin's breast plumage, uniform across the pennaceous vane, with a white to grayish fluffy base.

Pennaceous upper portion with tightly interlocked barbs and barbicels, transitioning into a fluffy plumulaceous base with a distinct downy tuft near the calamus.

Thin, flexible, light-colored central rachis with fine, evenly spaced barbs branching off at a moderate angle.

Soft yet smooth texture with a matte appearance on the pennaceous tip and a very fluffy, downy texture at the base.

Breast or underparts, likely from the reddish-orange ventral tract given the warm rust-colored coloration.

Distinctive warm reddish-orange color combined with a soft, rounded contour shape and a fluffy downy base.

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

Widely distributed across North America, breeding from Alaska and Canada down to Mexico, with populations wintering in the southern US and Central America.

Serves as an important seed disperser for various berries and plays a major role in regulating invertebrate populations in gardens and forests.

Other thrushes such as the Varied Thrush or Eastern Bluebird, though the rich, uniform rust color and specific size point strongly to the American Robin.

American Robins can eat large amounts of fruit and occasionally become intoxicated from fermented berries. They run across lawns to spot earthworms by sight rather than sound.

The American Robin is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Its appearance in spring is widely celebrated in folklore and poetry.

Look in suburban yards, lawns, and near fruiting trees or shrubs where robins forage for earthworms and berries.

Good condition with minor wear at the base, fully intact pennaceous vane and clean barbs.