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Juvenile, Sussex 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 Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. [3]
Swynnerton's robin honours the British entomologist Charles Swynnerton in its common name, genus name and specific name. Swynnerton discovered the bird before Shelley formally described it. Roberts used the name Melsetter robin for this species, Melsetter being the colonial era name for Chimanimani. [6]
Robin, a British children's magazine published from 1953 to 1969 "Robin (The Hooded Man)", a 1984 song by the Irish group Clannad; Robin, an animated TV series created by Magnus Carlsson "Robin", a 2024 song by Taylor Swift from The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology
Country Name of bird Scientific name Official status Picture Ref. Afghanistan Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Albania Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes Angola Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus Yes Anguilla Zenaida dove Zenaida aurita Yes Antigua and Barbuda Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes Argentina Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus Yes [8] Aruba "Prikichi" Brown ...
'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]
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
Bird species admitted to the British List are those in BOU categories A, B or C: A: species that have been recorded in an apparently natural state at least once since 1 January 1950. B: species that were recorded in an apparently natural state at least once between 1 January 1800 and 31 December 1949, but have not been recorded subsequently.
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.