Robin -Turdus migratorius
Turdus, the genus name, means thrush, the family to which the robin belongs.
The slender pointed bill is adapted to eat soft foods such as insects, worms, and berries, but not seeds. When robins turn their head towards the ground they are looking, not listening for worms.
The female makes a cup-shaped nest of grass and twigs cemented together with mud, which the bird shapes with her body. There are usually four eggs and two broods a year.
References
The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta. Federation of Alberta Naturalists. 2007.
Baicich PJ, Harrison CJO. Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds. Princeton UP. 2005
Fisher C, Acorn J. Birds of Alberta. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton. 1998
Sibley David A. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior. Alfred A Knopf, Inc. New York. 2001.
Tudge Colin. The Bird. Crown Publishers. New York. 2008
Turdus, the genus name, means thrush, the family to which the robin belongs.
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References
The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta. Federation of Alberta Naturalists. 2007.
Baicich PJ, Harrison CJO. Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of North American Birds. Princeton UP. 2005
Fisher C, Acorn J. Birds of Alberta. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton. 1998
Sibley David A. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior. Alfred A Knopf, Inc. New York. 2001.
Tudge Colin. The Bird. Crown Publishers. New York. 2008
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