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  2. American robin - Wikipedia

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    The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin [3] because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the Old World flycatcher family. The American robin is ...

  3. European robin - Wikipedia

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    The larger American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a much larger bird named from its similar colouration to the European robin, but the two birds are not closely related, with the American robin instead belonging to the same genus as the common blackbird (T. merula), a species which occupies much of the same range as the European robin. The ...

  4. Red-capped robin - Wikipedia

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    The smallest of the red robins, the red-capped robin is 10.5–12.5 cm (4.1–4.9 in) long with a wingspan of 15–19.5 cm (5.9–7.7 in), and weighs around 7–9 g (0.25–0.31 oz). Males and females are of similar size. It has longer legs than the other robins of the genus Petroica. The male has a distinctive scarlet cap and breast.

  5. Robin redbreast - Wikipedia

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    Robin redbreast may refer to: American robin, Turdus migratories, in the Turdidae (true thrush) family; Flame robin, Petroica phoenicea; Red-capped robin, Petroica goodenovii; Scarlet robin, Petroica multicolor; European robin, Erithacus rubecula, a small passerine bird in the Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers) family

  6. Scarlet robin - Wikipedia

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    The males have black heads, backs and tails, black and white wings, a scarlet red breast, and white belly, forehead and rump. The female matches the male in pattern, but is duller, with brown plumage instead of black, a much more washed-out red on the breast, and a buff belly. Juvenile birds resemble the female without the reddish wash on the ...

  7. Flame robin - Wikipedia

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    The flame robin (Petroica phoenicea) is a small passerine bird native to Australia. It is a moderately common resident of the coolest parts of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Like the other two red-breasted Petroica robins—the scarlet robin and the red-capped robin—it is often simply called the robin redbreast.

  8. Petroica - Wikipedia

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    Petroica is a genus of Australasian robins, named for their red and pink markings.They are not closely related to the European robins nor the American robins.. The genus was introduced by the English naturalist, William Swainson, in 1829, with the Norfolk robin (Petroica multicolor) as the type species.

  9. Robin - Wikipedia

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    Blue-fronted robin; Larvivora (6 species) Myiomela (3 species) Some red-breasted New-World true thrushes (Turdus) of the family Turdidae, including: American robin (T. migratorius) (so named by 1703) Rufous-backed thrush (T. rufopalliatus) Rufous-collared thrush (T. rufitorques) Formerly other American thrushes, such as the clay-colored thrush ...