The European robin (Erithacus rubecula) is found in Europe, West Asia, Africa, and the Azores. In English, this bird is usually just called a robin.
The Robin was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher.
Around 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 in) in length, the male and female are similar in coloration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly.
Some robins migrate, and some are resident. Most Irish and British robins stay but Scandinavian and Russian robins migrate to Britain and western Europe to escape the harsher winters.
During the breeding season the red chest of the male gets a bit redder, and they are very territorial. No other male robin is allowed near, and they even fight other birds that come too close.
The nest is constructed in a sheltered place, and from five to seven white or cream freckled eggs are laid.
Baby robins eat 14 feet of earthworms every day.
A study has shown that male robins make the best bird husbands as they possess the capability to guess what their wives want to eat, whether or not they saw what the females ate last, they can still get exactly what their partner wished for. They are also monogamous.
A Robin’s breast is not red: it’s orange. robins got the name ‘redbreast’ in the 1400s. It was the best anyone could do, because at the time the English language had no word for orange.
Robins were linked to Christmas cards as in folklore the robin (New Year) was 'red' with the blood of its father, the wren (Old Year).
The much larger North American Robin was named after the European robin as like the European robin it has a bright orange-red face and breast. However, the two species are not closely related.
In Australia members of several unrelated genera have been given the name robin. They may have white, yellow, or red breasts.
In 1976 the black robin was the world's rarest bird, with only five surviving on Little Mangere Island including "Old Blue", the last remaining fertile female. The remaining birds were moved to Mangere Island and today there are hundreds of Black Robins.
The Robin was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher.
Around 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 in) in length, the male and female are similar in coloration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly.
Some robins migrate, and some are resident. Most Irish and British robins stay but Scandinavian and Russian robins migrate to Britain and western Europe to escape the harsher winters.
During the breeding season the red chest of the male gets a bit redder, and they are very territorial. No other male robin is allowed near, and they even fight other birds that come too close.
The nest is constructed in a sheltered place, and from five to seven white or cream freckled eggs are laid.
Baby robins eat 14 feet of earthworms every day.
A study has shown that male robins make the best bird husbands as they possess the capability to guess what their wives want to eat, whether or not they saw what the females ate last, they can still get exactly what their partner wished for. They are also monogamous.
A Robin’s breast is not red: it’s orange. robins got the name ‘redbreast’ in the 1400s. It was the best anyone could do, because at the time the English language had no word for orange.
Robins were linked to Christmas cards as in folklore the robin (New Year) was 'red' with the blood of its father, the wren (Old Year).
The much larger North American Robin was named after the European robin as like the European robin it has a bright orange-red face and breast. However, the two species are not closely related.
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In Australia members of several unrelated genera have been given the name robin. They may have white, yellow, or red breasts.
In 1976 the black robin was the world's rarest bird, with only five surviving on Little Mangere Island including "Old Blue", the last remaining fertile female. The remaining birds were moved to Mangere Island and today there are hundreds of Black Robins.
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