European robin

European robin
Call recorded in Gran Canaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Erithacus
Species:
E. rubecula
Binomial name
Erithacus rubecula
Subspecies

7–10, see text.

Range of E rubecula
  Breeding
  Resident
  Non-breeding
  Possible extinct & Introduced
Synonyms[2]
  • Erithacus dandalus subsp. sardus Kleinschmidt, 1906
  • Erithacus rubecula subsp. armoricanus Lebeurier & Rapine, 1936
  • Erithacus rubecula subsp. sardus Kleinschmidt, 1906
  • Motacilla rubecula Linnaeus, 1758
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 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 the far north.

It is about 12.5–14.0 cm (4.9–5.5 in) in length; the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upper-parts and a whitish belly.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Erithacus rubecula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22709675A131953953. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22709675A131953953.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Erithacus rubecula". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ioc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).