The American robin is a migratory bird 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.
American robin
Female
American robin eating an earthworm
Male American robin carrying an earthworm
True thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Turdus of the wider thrush family, Turdidae. The genus name Turdus is Latin for "thrush". The term "thrush" is used for many other birds of the family Turdidae as well as for a number of species belonging to several other families.
True thrush
Image: Groundscraper Thrush SMTC2
Image: Turdus mupinensis
Image: Song thrush