Least ConcernEuropean Robin
Erithacus rubecula
50 countries265 parks
Species group · Birds
WAnimals has 2 species of robin, spread across 2 families (Muscicapidae, Turdidae).
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 57 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It is famous for how bold and trusting it is around people, often following gardeners about to pick off invertebrates.
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It eats invertebrates such as insects, worms and spiders, supplemented with seeds and berries in winter.
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One bird reached a record age of 19 years.
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It finds earthworms underground by sound and vibration as well as by sight, its main sense, several behavioural studies suggest.
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It is not a robin: it is a thrush of the same genus as the European blackbird, and it owes its name to the English settlers who saw its orange breast and applied the name of the bird from home.
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It locates worms by tilting its head, and for a long time it was thought to be listening: experiments have shown that it is in fact looking at them with one eye, because its eyes are on the sides of its head.
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