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American robin
American robin
Turdus migratorius
Bird
Abundant, widespread thrush that splits its diet seasonally: earthworms, insects, and other invertebrates dominate in spring and summer, while soft fruits become the primary food in late summer, fall, and winter. Robins consume a wide range of native fruits including chokecherry, hawthorn, dogwood, serviceberry, and mulberry, and they disperse seeds across the landscape as they move in winter flocks. The species nests in an open cup, typically on a horizontal tree or shrub limb, so fruiting trees and shrubs serve as both food and nest structure in a garden.
Conservation
IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Among the most numerous and broadly distributed land birds in North America, with a stable-to-increasing continental population; no special conservation status.
Plants in the catalog
Fruit plants · 16
American elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Documented
Arrowwood viburnum
Viburnum dentatum
Documented
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Documented
Blackhaw viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium
Documented
Blue elderberry
Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea
Documented
Canadian serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Documented
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Documented
Common hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Documented
Flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
Documented
Golden currant
Ribes aureum
Documented
Green hawthorn
Crataegus viridis
Documented
Highbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Documented
Pacific dogwood
Cornus nuttallii
Plausible
Red mulberry
Morus rubra
Documented
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Documented
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Documented
Range
Breeds across nearly all of North America from Alaska and Canada south through the United States into Mexico; northern populations migrate south for winter while many populations are year-round residents.
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