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White-throated Robin

Turdus assimilisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Thrushes (Turdidae)
White-throated Robin Breeding Male Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Dark brown to brown-black.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Plain, Streaked
  • Crown Color: Brown
  • Forehead Color: Brown
  • Nape Color: Brown
  • Throat Color: White with dark brown streaking bordered below with white crescent.
  • Cere color: No Data
White-throated Robin Breeding Male Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 24 cm (9.5 in)
  • Weight: 68 g (2.4 oz)
  • Size: Size 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
  • Color: White, Brown, Black, Gray, Olive
  • Underparts: Gray-buff
  • Upperparts: Brown
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
White-throated Robin Breeding Male Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings.
  • Wingspan Range: 37-42 cm (14.75-16.5 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Brown
  • Under Tail: Brown
  • Leg Color: Pink
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Family Thrush (Turdidae)_blue
Species Turdus assimilis
Length9.5 Inches
Wingspan15.625 Inches

White-throated Robin

White-throated Robin: Large thrush, brown upperparts, gray underparts, white undertail coverts. Darker head has thin, yellow eye-ring. Bill is dark gray to yellowish. Brown-streaked white throat is bordered below with thick white crescent. Direct, swift flight on rapidly beating wings.

● Song: "kyow", "reeuh-reeuh"

● Foraging & Feeding: White-throated Robin: Feeds on insects, berries, and some fruits; forages in all parts of trees, spending most of its time in mid to upper levels.

● Breeding & nesting: White-throated Robin: Two to four gray and red brown flecked, light blue or white eggs are laid in a cup nest made of rootlets, grass, moss, and mud, with a lining of finer materials. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: White-throated Robin: Clay-colored Robin has pale brown, paler bill, white throat with olive-brown streaking, and lacks white collar.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight on rapidly beating wings.
White-throated Robin Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: White-throated Robin: Native of Mexico; has been spotted twice in the lower Rio Grande Valley in southernmost Texas in winter. Prefers riparian forests.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationCommon to fairly common
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight2.4 Ounces