Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis] (American Robin [American])

American Robin [American]

Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis] (= Turdus migratorius) Linnaeus, C 1766

The American robin is a migratory songbird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering from southern Canada to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Turdidae
Genus:
   Turdus
Scientific:
  Turdus migratorius

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1766

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
[Turdus] migratorius

Type locality:
in America septentrionali.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/296/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
103427C549BC177C

Avibase ID:
avibase-103427C5

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/103427C5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 179759

Geographic range:

Turdus migratorius migratorius: northern Alaska and northern Canada to central USA; winters eastern Mexico and Cuba
Turdus migratorius achrusterus: south-central USA; winters to southeastern Mexico
Turdus migratorius propinquus: eastern British Columbia to southwestern USA and southwestern Mexico; winters to Guatemala
Turdus migratorius phillipsi: eastern Mexico (southwestern Tamaulipas to Puebla, Guerrero, and Oaxaca)
Turdus migratorius caurinus: southeastern Alaska and western Canada to northwestern Oregon; winters to California
Turdus migratorius nigrideus: eastern Canada (northern Quebec and Labrador) to Gulf Coast of USA
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
American Robin [American]
French:
Merle d'Amérique [excl. confinis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): American Robin ( Merula migratoria) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): American Robin ( Planesticus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): American Robin ( Planesticus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Robin ( Planesticus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Robin ( Planesticus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Robin ( Planesticus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Robin ( Planesticus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American Robin [American] ( Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American Robin [American] ( Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): American Robin [American] ( Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): American Robin [American] ( Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): American Robin [American] ( Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): American Robin [American] ( Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): American Robin [American] ( Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): American Robin [American] ( Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): American Robin [American] ( Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): American Robin [American] ( Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): American Robin [American] ( Turdus migratorius [excl. confinis])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): American Robin ( Turdus migratorius) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Turdus migratorius

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