American Robin
American Robin
Adult female
- Reddish orange breast and sides
- Gray upperparts
- White belly
- Yellow bill with black tip
- © Nick Saunders, Aberdeen, Saskatchewan, January 2008
American Robin
Adult male
- Gray upperparts, darker head
- White eye crescents
- Dark tail with white corners in flight
- Yellow bill with black tip
- © Gregg Lee, TX, Glen Rose, February 2008
American Robin
Juvenile
- Reddish breast with large black spots
- Pale eyebrow
- Pinkish bill
- © barnmom42, PA, February 2008
American Robin
Adult
- Gray upperparts, darker head
- Reddish orange breast and sides
- White belly and undertail
- White eye crescents and throat
- © Debbie McKenzie, AL, September 2008
American Robin
Adult male
- Gray upperparts, darker head (may be almost black)
- White undertail with dark patterning
- White eye crescents and streaked throat
- Yellow bill
- © Debbie McKenzie, AL, September 2008
American Robin
Adult
- Black and white streaked throat
- Rusty red breast and sides
- Yellow bill (often with black tip)
- © birdmandea, WA, Steilacoom, November 2008
American Robin
Adult male
- Gray upperparts with dark head
- Usually forages on the ground
- © Birdfreak.com, April 2008
American Robin
Adult
- Reddish orange breast and sides
- White belly and undertail
- Black and white streaked throat
- White eye crescents
- © Laura Erickson, NY, Ithaca, June 2008
American Robin
Adult female
- Gray upperparts
- Reddish orange breast may have white edging
- © birdmandea, November 2008
American Robin
Western male
- Reddish orange breast and sides
- White undertail with dark patterning
- © Born Again Bird Watcher, OR, Scappoose, December 2008
Similar Species
Adult female
- Smaller, with more compact proportions than a robin
- Paler, rounder head
- Subdued orange-brown chest
- Tinges of blue on the wings and tail
- © Debbie McKenzie , AL, September 2008
Adult male
- Rufous orange sides and flanks, white breast and belly
- Black hood, back, and tail
- Thick, black bill
- © Larry Meade, Arlington, VA, April 2007
Adult male
- Separated from American Robin by sharp, thin bill and long black tail
- Black head, throat, and upperparts
- Rufous shoulder, white edges on wings
- Lacks the robin's white lower belly
- © Gerry Dewaghe, May 2006
Adult
- Reddish or pinkish belly and undertail
- Gray chest, darker gray head and upperparts
- Black tail
- © Gerry Dewaghe, December 2008
Adult male
- Rusty orange throat, breast, and sides
- Black cap and thick eyestripe, orange eyebrow
- Gray back and wings, orange wingbars
- Black breastband, grayish flanks
- © John Riutta, Scappoose, OR, December 2008
Adult male
- Bright red crown, throat, and underparts
- Dark gray nape and upperparts
- Dark mask
- © Joan Gellatly, Tucson, AZ, February 2009
Adult
- Rusty brown upperparts, brighter around head and nape
- White below with bold black spotting on breast and flanks
- © Birdfreak.com, Argyle, IL, May 2008