Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Muscicapidae — certainOld World robins .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ibáñez et al. (2001) did find fresh, recently cut passerine wings (of a Robin Erithacus rubecula and Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix) underneath the bats they were netting, and they also found Robin feathers adhering to the claws of one of the captured bats.
Archive 2006-06-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Birds with restricted range include the spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus), Jananese Robin (Erithacus akahige), Bull-headed Strike (Lanius bucephalus), and the Forest Wagtail (Motacilla lutea).
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British robins Erithacus rubecula melophilus are tiny round birds, like chickadees.
Robin Hatchlings James Gurney 2009
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Amongst the 150 bird species present, four, including Ryukyu robin Erithacus komadori komadori and Japanese wood pigeon Columba janthina janthina have been designated as Natural Monuments.
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Abundant species recorded during May to June include crested black tit Parus melanolophus, yellow-bellied fantail flycatcher Rhipidura hypoxantha, orange-flanked bush robin Erithacus cyanurus, bluefronted redstart Phoenicurus frontalis, Indian tree pipit Anthus hodgsoni, vinaceous breasted pipit A. roseatus, common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus, and nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes.
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Actually the small European Robin Erithacus rubecula is no longer classified in the family Turdidae thrushes and chats.
A birdbath mystery AYDIN 2008
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Here in the UK, the robin Erithacus rubecula has a habit of nesting inside mailboxes.
Mailbox robin AYDIN 2007
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(robin, Erithacus rubecula; blackbird, Turdus merula; blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus; and great tit, Parus major) displaying various coloration types (melanin -, carotenoid-based and structural).
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(robin, Erithacus rubecula; blackbird, Turdus merula; blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus; and great tit, Parus major) displaying various coloration types (melanin -, carotenoid-based and structural).
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(robin, Erithacus rubecula; blackbird, Turdus merula; blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus; and great tit, Parus major) displaying various coloration types (melanin -, carotenoid-based and structural).
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