European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

The European robin, known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found across Europe, as far east as Western Siberia, and as far south as 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.

Scientific name

Erithacus rubecula

Family

Old World Flycatchers

IUCN status

LC

Birds of Conservation Concern

Green