Species guide
European robin
HarmlessErithacus rubecula
How to recognise it
A plump little bird with an orange-red face and breast, brown upperparts, pale belly and a fine bill. A familiar garden companion across the UK and Europe.
Is it dangerous?
A harmless, famously tame garden favourite.
Commonly confused with
- American robin — a much larger, unrelated thrush from North America
Recorded 10,860,379 times in the wild worldwide.
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