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American robin (male)
Turdus migratorius

American robin (male)

Size: 10 inches
Overall Color: gray and red
Occurrence: widespread
Diet: insects, fruit, worms
Nest: mud cup
Field Identification: red belly, black head, broken white eye ring
Season: often year-round


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: 69 Turdidae (thrushes, bluebirds, solitaires,veery)
Genus: Turdus
Species: migratorius

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