European robin
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The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Great Britain and Ireland, 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.
This article is about the bird found in Europe. For other uses, see Robin (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with American robin.
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European robin | |
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Call recorded in Gran Canaria | |
Scientific 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 | |
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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.