Top 7 Facts about Chickadees

By: Anushka Jha

Robins are small songbirds with distinctive orange-red breasts, gray-brown backs, and white eye rings, making them easily recognizable.

Appearance

These birds are adaptable and can be found in various habitats, including gardens, woodlands, parks, and urban areas, where they forage for food.

Habitat

Robins have a diverse diet, feeding on insects, worms, fruits, and berries, using their sharp bills to probe and extract prey from the ground.

Diet

Robins build cup-shaped nests out of grass, twigs, and mud, often nestled in shrubs or trees, where they raise their young.

Nesting

Robins are known for their cheerful and melodious song, which signals the arrival of spring and serves as territorial communication.

Song

While some robins are year-round residents, others migrate south for the winter, traveling in flocks to warmer regions.

Migration

Robins are social birds, often seen foraging and nesting in groups, but they can also be territorial and defend their feeding and breeding territories.

Behavior

Top 7 Facts about Robins