European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Overview
Description
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. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in the west and south of its range, and migratory in the north and east of its range where winters are harsher. It is 12.5–14.0 cm (4.9–5.5 in) in length; the male and female are identical in plumage, with an orange-toned red breast and face lined with grey, brown upper-parts and a whitish belly. Juveniles are distinct, freckled brown all over and without the red breast; first-winter immatures are like the adults, except for more obvious yellow-brown tips to the wing covert feathers (inconspicuous or absent in adults).1
Taxonomy
Passeriformes > Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers) > Old World Flycatchers
Sightings
Relevant Sightings
- 02-15-2025 - Flevoland, Netherlands (Only Sighting / Photo)
Places Seen
- Flevoland, Netherlands
Media
Photographs
Audio Recordings
No audio recordings available.