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Robin Erithacus rubecula [Linnaeus, 1758]
Other Names
Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Turdidae
BTO Codes:
R., ROBIN
EURING No:
10990
Number in Britain:
5.5 million territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
melophilus rubecula (W) recorded in Britain (of 9 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
Wingspan:
21 cm
Weight:
M/F: 18 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: erithakos =robin
and Diminutive from L.: ruber =red
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Europe & w Asia, WINTERS: south to n Africa
Habitat:
Forest, woodland, towns
Diet:
Insects, esp. beetles (inc. larvae), also fruit, seeds in winter
TitBit:
The Robin is Britain's unofficial national bird, and can readily be trained, with a bit of patience, to take mealworms from an outstretched hand
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
5.5 million territories
in 2000
First Record:
6th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Conservation Status:
GREEN
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern:
melophilus GREEN , rubecula GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Deciduous Wood
Also common in:
Scrub, Pasture Farmland, Villages, Towns, Coniferous Wood
And found in:
Arable Farmland
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
33 to 68 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III),Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
20 x 15 mm
Egg Weight:
2.4 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
412
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
4.87 ± 0.89 (2 - 9) N = 4362
Incubation:
14- 16 days
14.36 ± 1.82 (11.5 - 17.5) N = 4361
by the:
Female
Fledging:
13 - 16days
14.41 ± 2.20 (10.5 - 17.5) N = 5103
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
18 Apr (19 Mar - 10 Jun)
Number of Broods:
2(3)
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
21229
Adult Survival:
0.419
± 0.014
Juvenile Survival:
0.410 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
8yr 4m
(Spain: 11yr 5m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
73.9 ± 2.1
Range
70 - 77 mm, N =27010
Juvenile:
73.3 ± 3.9
70 - 77 mm, N =40553
Male:
75.0 ± 1.9
72 - 78 mm, N =3767
Female:
72.7 ± 1.8
70 - 76 mm, N =2745
Weight
Adult:
18.98 ± 2.19
Range
15.50 - 22.80 g , N =22245
Juvenile:
17.72 ± 2.52
14.50 - 20.90 g , N =33913
Male:
18.54 ± 1.30
16.60 - 20.60 g , N =3117
Female:
19.24 ± 2.26 .
16.40 - 23.60 g , N =2266
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
European Robin
Gaelic:
Brù-dhearg
Welsh:
Robin Goch
Danish:
Rødhals
Dutch:
Roodborst
Finnish:
Punarinta
French:
Rougegorge
German:
Rotkehlchen
Hungarian:
Vörösbegy
Icelandic:
Glóbrystingur
Irish:
Spideog
Italian:
Pettirosso
Norwegian:
Rødstrupe
Polish:
Rudzik zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Pisco-de-peito-ruivo
Spanish:
Petirrojo
Swedish:
Rödhake
Local Names: Redbreast
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Lack, D. 1953 The life of the robin Penguin, London
[598.911 LAC]
Mead, C. 1984 Robins Whittet Books, London
[598.911 MEA]
Read, M. 1992 The robin Blandford Press, London
[598.911 REA]
See Also:
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