American Robin Sounds

Overview
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Life History
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Sounds

Song and calls
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Maryland, March 29, 1998Recorded by Wil Hershberger | Macaulay Library
Song
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Maryland, March 29, 1998Recorded by Wil Hershberger | Macaulay Library
Calls
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California, June 04, 1994Recorded by Randolph Little | Macaulay Library
Calls
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Alaska, June 04, 2007Recorded by Michael Andersen | Macaulay Library
Calls
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New York, April 02, 2006Recorded by Michael Andersen | Macaulay Library
Alarm calls
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New York, July 30, 2019Recorded by Jay McGowan | Macaulay Library
Song (San Lucas)
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Baja California Sur, May 16, 2016Recorded by Nick Roth | Macaulay Library

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Songs

The musical song of the American Robin is a familiar sound of spring. It’s a string of 10 or so clear whistles assembled from a few often-repeated syllables, and often described as cheerily, cheer up, cheer up, cheerily, cheer up. The syllables rise and fall in pitch but are delivered at a steady rhythm, with a pause before the bird begins singing again. At dawn, the song is more rapid.

Calls

American Robins often make a mumbled cuck or tuk to communicate with each other or a sharp yeep or peek as an alarm call. They also make a repeated chirr that rises in volume and can sound like a laugh or chuckle.