#0550 · 🐦 birds

European Robin

🇳🇱 Roodborst ·Erithacus rubecula

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The European robin ( Erithacus rubecula ), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher. 5 inch) in length, the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly....

base stats

NL sightings 3,131iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 196,545iNaturalist observations
weight 2.4 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 3,131 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #19 most seen of the birds in NL.
196,545 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 2 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).