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The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that belongs to the chat subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family. [3] It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except ...
'robin' (erithacos) [1]) is a genus of passerine bird that contains a single extant species, the European robin (Erithacus rubecula). The Japanese robin and Ryukyu robin were also placed in this genus (as Erithacus akahige and E. komadori), but were moved to the genus Larvivora in 2006. [2]
The Common Redstart shows some affinity to the European Robin in many of its habits and actions. It has the same general carriage, and chat-like behaviour, and is the same length at 13–14.5 cm long but slightly slimmer and not quite as heavy, weighing 11–23 g. The orange-red tail, from which it and other redstarts get their names ("start ...
Subfamily Erithacinae (G.R. Gray, 1846) – African forest robin assemblage [b] Erithacus – single species: European robin; Swynnertonia – single species: Swynnerton's robin; Pogonocichla – single species: white-starred robin; Stiphrornis – single species: forest robin; Cossyphicula – robin-chats; Chamaetylas – (4 species) Cossypha ...
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 ...
A German team found humans' electric equipment and AM radio signals have been confusing European robins' internal compasses, making it harder for our feathered friends to navigate. BBC reports ...
European robin: Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) 131 Swynnerton's robin: Swynnertonia swynnertoni (Shelley, 1906) 132 White-starred robin: Pogonocichla stellata (Vieillot, 1818) 133 Forest robin: Stiphrornis erythrothorax Hartlaub, 1855: 134 White-bellied robin-chat: Cossyphicula roberti (Alexander, 1903) 135 Mountain robin-chat ...
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