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The term robin is also applied to some birds in other families with red or orange breasts. These include the American robin (Turdus migratorius, a thrush) and the Australasian robins of the family Petroicidae, the relationships of which are unclear. Other older English names for the bird include ruddock and robinet.
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 ...
The female scarlet robin has a more pronounced red flush to the breast and the spot on the forehead above the bill is more prominent and white rather than off-white. [13] The flame robin's calls are grouped into louder and quieter calls; the former can be heard from 150 m (490 ft) away, while the latter, which are often briefer, from 30 m (98 ...
Officially known as the red-capped robin, it has also been referred to as redhead, [9] redcap, robin red-breast or red-throated robin. [10] Kuburi is a name used in the Kimberley . [ 11 ] Across southwestern Australia, it was known as menekedang by the local indigenous people. [ 12 ]
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
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 ...
The Pacific robin (Petroica pusilla), is a red-breasted Australasian robin in the passerine bird genus Petroica found in Melanesia and Polynesia.It is similar in plumage to the scarlet robin of Australia, and until recently the two were considered conspecific until split in 1999 by Schodde and Mason. [3]
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 John Swainson, in 1829, with the Norfolk robin (Petroica multicolor) as the type species.