The Bird Banding Lab web site reports that between 1955 and 1997, a total of 432,185 American Robins were banded. Banding studies show that robins are short distance migrants that can live up to 11 or more years in the wild. Albino birds commonly occur. Conservation Status American Robins perform an important role in consuming large numbers of destructive insect pests. Their taste for many kinds of fruits and berries also aids those plants in seed dispersal when seeds pass through the digestive system and are deposited in areas distant from the host plant.
Robins are uncommon cowbird hosts, and doing well in most of their range.
In some regions in the northeast and the west, however, population declines are being observed.