Robin: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 21:11, 17 December 2025

Robin most commonly refers to several species of passerine birds.

Robin may also refer to:

Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
- European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Bush-robin
- Forest robin
- Magpie-robin
- Scrub robin
- Robin-chat
- Bagobo robin
- White-starred robin
- White-throated robin
- Blue-fronted robin
- genus Larvivora (6 species)
- genus Myiomela (3 species)
Some red-breasted New-World true thrushes (Turdus) of the family Turdidae, including:
- American robin (T. migratorius)
- Rufous-backed thrush (T. rufopalliatus)
- Rufous-collared thrush (T. rufitorques)
- Formerly other American thrushes, such as the clay-colored thrush (T. grayi)
Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) a red-breasted songbird
Sea robin, a fish with small "legs" (actually spines)

Robin (character), Batman's crime-fighting partner in the DC Comics Universe
Robin (Fire Emblem), the default name for the player's avatar in Fire Emblem Awakening
Robin Hood, an outlaw in English folklore
Robin Maxwell, a character in the American TV miniseries V and V The Final Battle
Robin Underwood, a character in Nexo Knights
Robin (Chinese: 知更鸟), a playable character in Honkai: Star Rail
Sir Robin, the cowardly knight from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Robin Buckley, Steve's and Nancy's friend from the series Stranger Things

Robin (magazine), a British children's magazine published from 1953 to 1969
"Robin (The Hooded Man)", a 1984 song by the Irish group Clannad
Robin (TV series), an animated TV series created by Magnus Carlsson
"Robin", a 2024 song by Taylor Swift from The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology

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 **[[White-throated robin]]
 **[[Blue-fronted robin]]
-**[[Larvivora]] (6 species)
+**genus ''[[Larvivora]]'' (6 species)
-**[[Myiomela]] (3 species)
+**genus ''[[Myiomela]]'' (3 species)
 * Some red-breasted New-World [[true thrush]]es (''Turdus'') of the family Turdidae, including:
-** [[American robin]] (''T. migratorius'') (so named by 1703)
+** [[American robin]] (''T. migratorius'')
 ** [[Rufous-backed thrush]]  (''T. rufopalliatus'')
 ** [[Rufous-collared thrush]] (''T. rufitorques'')
 ** Formerly other American thrushes, such as the [[clay-colored thrush]] (''T. grayi'')
-* Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the [[red-billed leiothrix]] (''Leiothrix lutea''), red-breasted songbirds
+* Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the [[red-billed leiothrix]] (''Leiothrix lutea'') a red-breasted songbird
 * [[Sea robin]], a fish with small "legs" (actually spines)