White-throated Robin

Turdus assimilisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Thrushes (Turdidae)

General

White-throated Robin: Large thrush with brown upperparts, gray underparts, and white undertail coverts. Darker head has thin, yellow eye-ring. Brown-streaked white throat is bordered below with thick white crescent. Sexes are similar.

Range and 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.

Voice Text

"kyow", "reeuh-reeuh"

Interesting Facts

The White-throated Robin was first described in 1843 by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville, a French entomologist.

The first documented record for the United States was in February, 1990. The next time this species occurred here was in February, 1998.

It, and similar small European species, are often called chats.

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

Author

Gary Owen Dick

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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

Field Guide to Birds of North America