[Length 10 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

This immature American Robin was photographed at Rustler Park campground, Portal, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 26, 2013)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 17 in.]

The return of the American Robin to residential lawns each year is the universal symbol of the coming of spring. The "American" Robin was named by the early colonists because its "red" breast reminded them of the European Robin, a common bird of their homelands. Although both birds are thrushes (in the family Turdidae), the American Robin is twice the size of its European namesake and more closely related to European thrushes such as the Fieldfare. American Robins have one of the largest breeding ranges of any bird in North America, ranging over virtually all of the US, Alaska, and Canada (except the far arctic reaches of Canada such as Baffin and Ellsmere Islands and the north slope of Alaska). This one was photographed in the foothills of southern Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm f4.5 ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: June 1986)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This European Robin was photographed at Gilfach Kite Center, Rhayader, Wales, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 180mm f2.8 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This European Robin was photographed at Kensington Park, London, England, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This European Robin was photographed at Gilfach Kite Center, Rhayader, Wales, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This European Robin (looking for a handout) was too close for me to photograph, so my wife took a picture of both of us in the parking lot at Gilfach Kite Center, Rhayader, Wales, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikon Point and Shoot Camera on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This European Robin was photographed at Gilfach Kite Center, Rhayader, Wales, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikon Point and Shoot Camera lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This European Robin was photographed at Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 180 f2.8 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 2002)

[Length 9.25 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Rufous-backed Robin was photographed at Laguna Atascosa NWR, Rio Hondo, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: November 22, 2010)