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American Robin

Turdus migratorius · Family Turdidae

Turdus migratorius

Family Turdidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Turdidae
GBIF occurrence records
29,415,851
Countries and territories with records
29
American Robin
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About this species

This species has 29,415,851 occurrence records from 29 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (82.5%) and Canada (17.3%); together they account for 99.8% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 2.2% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Turdus migratorius combines the genus name Turdus with the species epithet migratorius. The Warbla app catalog lists 85 species of the genus Turdus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Turdus merula, Turdus philomelos and Turdus pilaris.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 155 species of the family Turdidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 55.2 times the family average (532,772). The family Turdidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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