American robin: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the American robin lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Turdus migratorius
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Mass	77.3 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Turdidae

Where does the American robin live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the American robin in 6 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In United Kingdom it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an American robin?

Wikidata records the following for the American robin: mass 77.3 g (adult weight).

Is the American robin endangered?

The American robin’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the American robin?

The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Turdidae, genus Turdus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the American robin

The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering from southern Canada to central Mexico and along the Pacific coast.

According to the Partners in Flight database (2019), the American robin is the most abundant landbird in North America (with 370 million individuals), ahead of red-winged blackbirds, introduced European starlings, mourning doves and house finches. It has seven subspecies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article American robin (revision 1379958042), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q460967 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).