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Originally Posted by Patricia
I think that the American ones are either a different species or genus.
Ours feature frequently on Christmas cards.
There was one in my garden this morning, pitifully trying to crack the ice in the bird-bath. I added some warm water and put some more bird-food out.
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Ours are a red breasted thrush. Too cold in the winter here, so they usually go south, then come back in springtime to mate.
Like these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Robin
The latin name is interesting.