American Robin

Turdus migratorius

The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Lawns, parks and woods all over North America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Turdus migratorius
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the American Robin lives

Lawns, parks and woods all over North America.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs50%
🍎 Fruit50%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Robins listen and look to find earthworms under the grass.

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Recorded by Rory Nefdt (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1010651. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the American Robin

Where does the American Robin live?

The American Robin lives in United States and Canada. Lawns, parks and woods all over North America.

What does the American Robin eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 50%), fruit (about 50%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the American Robin endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.