Pretty sure this is an American Robin but I'm new to this.

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[–] 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Really? European robins look very different, the only similarity is the red breast (and even then, it's only a superficial similarity)

    Edit: I'm not trying to contradict you, just slightly surprised

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    You're correct. They're not closely related other than by name. Wikipedia says:

    The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin[3] 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.

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