American robin just hatched at Seedskadee National Willdife Refuge in Wyoming

Photo By/Credit

Tom Koerner/USFWS

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This American robin chick at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming is altricial. Altricial birds hatch semi-naked or naked – with few feathers or no feathers. They usually are blind. They hatch pretty much helpless. They depend on the parents for food for a period of time.
Ecosystem
Mountain
Prairie
Subject tags
Birds
Wildlife refuges