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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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The white-breasted robin is a cooperative breeder; breeding pairs are often assisted by one or more helper birds that help to raise young. [20] Helper birds are mostly male; female birds are more likely to leave the territory in the first year of their life, while males are more likely to remain. [20]
Immature birds initially resemble the female; [9] it is only with their second moult, which takes place at around a year of age that males adopt their distinctive adult plumage. [15] The red-capped robin moults once a year, after the breeding season, which takes place between December and April. [16] Female (or immature), southwestern Queensland
The hooded robin (Melanodryas cucullata) is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Like many brightly coloured robins of the Petroicidae , it is sexually dimorphic ; the male bears a distinctive black-and-white plumage, while the female is a nondescript grey-brown.
It is known to hybridise with the chorister robin-chat (C. dichroa). [8] The clutch varies between 2 and 4 eggs, and the female incubates the clutch on her own, the eggs hatch after around 2 weeks and the female broods the young, on and off, for the first week after hatching> The young fledge after 11 or 12 days, although 17 days has been recorded.
A bright white supercilium contrasts with a black mask that continues down the neck. The lower belly and undertail are also whitish. The female is olive brown above and buff below with a light eye-ring and rufescent rump. The breast and flanks are buffy. [6] [7] Young birds are dark brown with buff spots. [8] [9]
The male and female pale-yellow robin are similar in plumage. Measuring 12–13.5 centimetres (4.7–5.3 in) and weighing 15–18 grams (0.53–0.63 oz), it is a bird of subdued appearance, with grey head and nape blending into olive-green upperparts, more brownish on the wings and tail.