Back Rotkehlchen ALS Erithacus rubecula AN أبو الحناء الأوروبي Arabic ابو الحناء الاوروبى ARZ Erithacus rubecula AST Şəfəq quşu AZ Таң турғайы BA Lėipsnalė BAT-SMG Заранка BE Малінаўка (птушка) BE-X-OLD
| European robin | |
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| in Lancashire, England | |
| Gran Canaria robin call | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Erithacus |
| Species: | E. rubecula
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| Binomial name | |
| Erithacus rubecula | |
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7–10, see text. | |
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| Range of E rubecula Breeding Resident Non-breeding Possible extinct & Introduced
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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.
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Erithacus rubecula". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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