Robin | winged creature | Britannica

Robin | winged creature | Britannica

Robin, both of two types of thrushes (family Turdidae) recognized by an orange or dull rosy bosom. The American robin (Turdus migratorius), a huge North American thrush, is perhaps the most recognizable warblers in the eastern United States. Early frontier pilgrims named it robin since European robin

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The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), referred to just as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a little insectivorous passerine winged creature that has a place with the talk subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family. About 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 inches) long, the male and female are comparable in colouration, with an orange bosom and face fixed with dim, earthy colored upper-parts and a whitish gut. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is stationary in a large portion of its reach aside from