Sounds of the American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Shortcut: Cheerily, cheeriup, cheerio, cheeriup

Song: Song is a series of musical whistles sounding like cheerily, cheeriup, cheerio, cheeriup.

Call: Whinny call is a rapid outburst of notes that drop in pitch, likened to the whinny of a tiny horse. Peek and tut calls, roughly alternated, are given in alarm situations. Other calls include a high penetrating seee (probably an aerial predator alarm note), and a buzzy tzeeup (often heard on migration).