Robin redbreast
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Robin redbreast may refer to any one of several species of birds that are not closely related:
(Australasian robins) family, including:
In Europe
- European RobinEuropean RobinThe European Robin , most commonly known in Anglophone Europe simply as the Robin, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family , but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher...
, Erithacus rubecula, a small passerine bird in the Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers) family. American and Australian species were named "robins" because their reddish breasts reminded early British colonists of this familiar British bird
In Australia
Several species in the PetroicidaePetroicidae
The bird family Petroicidae includes roughly 45 species in about 15 genera. All are endemic to Australasia: New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and numerous Pacific Islands as far east as Samoa. For want of an accurate common name, the family is often called the Australasian robins. Within the...
(Australasian robins) family, including:
- Scarlet RobinScarlet RobinThe Scarlet Robin is a common red-breasted Australasian robin in the passerine bird genus Petroica. The species is found on continental Australia and its offshore islands, including Tasmania...
, Petroica multicolor - Red-capped RobinRed-capped RobinThe Red-capped Robin is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Found in dryer regions across much of the continent, it inhabits scrub and open woodland. Like many brightly coloured robins of the Petroicidae family, it is sexually dimorphic...
, Petroica goodenovii - Flame RobinFlame RobinThe Flame Robin is a small passerine bird native to Australia. It is a moderately common resident of the coolest parts of south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Like the other two red-breasted Petroica robins—the Scarlet Robin and the Red-capped Robin—it is often simply but...
, Petroica phoenicea