American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy

American Robin - Featured photo — Photo by Gregory Gilman

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

NatureServe

N5 - Secure Breeding
SNRB, SNRN - Unranked Breeding and Nonbreeding

Minnesota

not listed

Description

Size

Total length: 9″ to 11″

Wingspan: 17″

Voice

Similar Species

Habitat

Residential lawns and gardens, urban parks, pastures, fragmented forests

Ecology

Migration

Nesting

Diet

Distribution

Occurrence

Abundant

Maps

The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map

Taxonomy

Class

Aves (Birds)

Order

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

Family

Turdidae (Thrushes)

Genus

Turdus (Typical Thrushes)

Subordinate Taxa

Newfoundland Robin (Turdus migratorius nigrideus)

Northern Robin (Turdus migratorius migratorius)

Northwestern Robin (Turdus migratorius caurinus)

Phillips’ Robin (Turdus migratorius phillipsi)

San Lucas Robin (Turdus migratorius confinis)

Southern Robin (Turdus migratorius achrusterus)

Western Robin (Turdus migratorius propinquus)

Synonyms

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Dan W. Andree

Robin and Nestlings 5-29-26...

In a nest in my neighbors apple tree. The tree had a previous large dead branch that was cut off and the robins seemed to be okay with it and made a nest etc. The nestlings are no longer in the nest. They were out by this morning May 30, 2026. Guessing they got out the previous evening sometime after 6 pm. which was around the last time I checked on them or this morning. Noticed when watching them that once they rose up higher to get food they were larger than they look when down in the nest. They also at times were flapping their wings really fast. The color pattern of the nestlings really blended well with the tree park etc.

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Dan W. Andree
5/30/2026

Location: Norman Co. Mn.

In a nest in my neighbors apple tree. The tree had a previous large dead branch that was cut off and the robins seemed to be okay with it and made a nest etc. The nestlings are no longer in the nest. They were out by this morning May 30, 2026. Guessing they got out the previous evening sometime after 6 pm. which was around the last time I checked on them or this morning. Noticed when watching them that once they rose up higher to get food they were larger than they look when down in the nest. They also at times were flapping their wings really fast. The color pattern of the nestlings really blended well with the tree park etc.

Gregory Gilman
5/25/2025