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Rufous-backed Robin

Turdus rufopalliatusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Thrushes (Turdidae)

Rufous-backed Robin Breeding Male Portrait
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General

Rufous-backed Robin: Large thrush with rufous back and gray head and rump, Throat is white with black streaks, and breast and sides are rufous-orange. Undertail coverts and belly are white. Bill is yellow with a black tip. Wings are rufous with gray primaries. Tail is gray. Female is duller. Juvenile has paler underparts spotted with dark brown, and brown rump and tail.

Range and Habitat

Rufous-backed Robin: Native of Mexico; casual but regular visitor to the southwest U.S., most often reported from southeast Arizona, but also in southern California and southwest Texas.

Listen to Call

Voice Text

"cheerup-chere-chere-cheerup", "chuk, chuk"

Interesting Facts

 The Rufous-backed Robin was first described in 1840 by Lafresnaye, a French ornithologist and collector.

 A group of robins are collectively known as a "worm" of robins.



Author

Gary Owen Dick

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Family Thrush (Turdidae)_blue
Species Turdus rufopalliatus
Length9 - 10 Inches
Wingspan15.6 Inches

Rufous-backed Robin

Rufous-backed Robin: Large thrush, rufous back, gray head, rump, white throat with black streaks, breast and sides are rufous-orange. Undertail coverts, belly are white. Yellow bill has black tip. Wings are rufous with gray primaries. Gray tail. Swift, direct flight with rapid wing beats.

● Song: "cheerup-chere-chere-cheerup", "chuk, chuk"

● Foraging & Feeding: Rufous-backed Robin: Eats mainly fruits, but also takes insects and worms. Forages in treetops or on the ground, where it hops and runs.

● Breeding & nesting: Rufous-backed Robin: Two to four white eggs with large red brown splotches are laid in a nest made of mud, rootlets, moss, and grass, lined with finer materials, and built in a tree or shrub. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Rufous-backed Robin: American Robin has gray-brown back, rump, and wing coverts, broken white eye-ring, black or brown head, gray-brown tail with white tail corners, rufous-red underparts, and white throat with black stripes.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Rufous-backed Robin Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Rufous-backed Robin: Native of Mexico; casual but regular visitor to the southwest U.S., most often reported from southeast Arizona, but also in southern California and southwest Texas.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationCasual to rare
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight2.7 Ounces