Talk:Erithacus
Add topicLatest comment: 15 years ago by Jimfbleak in topic American Robin
American Robin
[edit]Missing discussion of the American Robin. While "Robin" is termed a "flycatcher" in this article, in my (long) entire life I've yet to see an American Robin catch anything on the wing. Seems to me they eat bugs and worms from the ground only. While "robin red breast" seems to describe american robins from a physical resemblence, their behavior seems to deny the term "flycatcher". So where does an American Robin fit? --74.107.74.39 (talk) 00:00, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
- It's not in this genus, it's a Turdus thrush, only named as a robin because of it's similar red breast. There are several other unrelated robins, nothing special about this one, so removing from article Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:48, 27 March 2011 (UTC)