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European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Benoît Van Hecke (XC527484). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,259,796 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 6,259,779 |
| United Kingdom | 29,925 |
| England | 25,277 |
| Russia | 15,569 |
| Germany | 13,796 |
| Spain | 10,987 |
| France | 10,115 |
| Italy | 6,181 |
| Portugal | 3,331 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats · Muscicapidae |
| Genus | European Robins · Erithacus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
- Common local birds of United States
- Local Wildlife of United Kingdom
- Local Wildlife of United States
- Songbirds of Germany
- Songbirds of Spain
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise European Robin with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.