Robin
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Robin may refer to:
It may also refer to:
Other "robins" are unrelated songbirds:
- Robin (name)Robin (name)Robin was originally a diminutive given name of Robert, derived from the prefix Rob- , and the suffix -in . More recently, it is used as an independent name. The name Robin is uncommon in being a masculine given name, feminine given name, and a surname...
, a common given name and a surname.
It may also refer to:
Birds
Most birds called "robins" belong to the superfamily Muscicapoidea:- European RobinEuropean RobinThe European Robin , most commonly known in Anglophone Europe simply as the Robin, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family , but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher...
(Erithacus rubecula)- More broadly, to all birds of the genus ErithacusErithacusThe robins are small passerine birds comprising the genus Erithacus. They were formerly classed as members of the thrush family, but now considered to be Old World flycatchers of the chat subfamily ....
in subfamily Saxicolinae of family Muscicapidae
- More broadly, to all birds of the genus Erithacus
- Some other members of subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chatChat (bird)Chats are a group of small Old World insectivorous birds formerly classed as members of the thrush family Turdidae, but now considered Old World flycatchers....
s), such as the bush-robins and the African robins - Certain true thrushTrue thrushThe true thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Turdus of the thrush family Turdidae.The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Several species have also colonised some oceanic islands, and...
es (Turdus) of family Turdidae, including:- American RobinAmerican RobinThe American Robin or North American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the flycatcher family...
(T. migratorius) - Rufous-collared RobinRufous-collared RobinThe Rufous-collared Robin is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is endemic to highlands of Middle America, south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, occurring in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Chiapas state in Mexico. Its closest relative is the American Robin, and like that species,...
(T. rufitorques) - Rufous-backed RobinRufous-backed Robin#The Rufous-backed Robin, Turdus rufopalliatus, is a songbird of the thrush family. It is endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico. It is also known as the Rufous-backed Thrush.-Description:...
(T. rufopalliatus) - Formerly other American thrushes, such as the Clay-colored ThrushClay-colored ThrushThe Clay-colored Thrush is a common Middle American bird of the thrush family . It is the national bird of Costa Rica, where it is well known as the yigüirro. It was formerly known as the Clay-colored Robin....
(T. grayi)
- American Robin
Other "robins" are unrelated songbirds:
- Australasian robins, the family PetroicidaePetroicidaeThe bird family Petroicidae includes roughly 45 species in about 15 genera. All are endemic to Australasia: New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and numerous Pacific Islands as far east as Samoa. For want of an accurate common name, the family is often called the Australasian robins. Within the...
- Pekin Robin or Japanese Hill Robin, archaic names for the Red-billed LeiothrixRed-billed LeiothrixThe Red-billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea, is a member of the Old World babbler family. It is a common cagebird and amongst aviculturists it goes by various names: Pekin Robin, Pekin Nightingale, Chinese Nightingale, Japanese Nightingale, and Japanese Robin, the last two being misnomers as it is...
(Leiothrix lutea)
In transportation
- Avions RobinAvions RobinAvions Robin was a French manufacturer of light aeroplanes. It was previously known as Avions Pierre Robin and Centre Est Aeronautique. The company was bought by Apex Aircraft in 1988.-History:...
, French manufacturer of light airplanes - Curtiss RobinCurtiss Robin|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Bowers, Peter M. Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947. London: Putnam, 1979. ISBN 0-370-10029-8.-External links:* * ****...
, monoplane introduced in 1928 - Reliant RobinReliant Robinthumb|right|250px|1975 Greek advertisement for Mebea Robin The Reliant Robin is a small three wheeled car formerly manufactured by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, England...
, three-wheeled car built by Reliant - SS RobinSS RobinSS Robin is a 300-tonne steam coaster, a class of steamship licensed only for passage in coastal waters, the oldest complete example in the world, at the Royal Docks in London, England for restoration and later display from July 2011....
, world's oldest complete steam coaster (a class of steamship) - USS RobinUSS RobinUSS Robin may refer to: , laid down 4 March 1918 by the Todd Shipyard Corp., New York, the Illustrious-class aircraft carrier HMS Victorious while on loan to the USN in 1943., laid down as YMS-311 on 7 May 1943 by Henry B. Nevins, Inc., City Island, New York, an Osprey-class coastal mine hunter...
, the name of four U.S. Navy ships
Other
- Robin (answering machine)Robin (answering machine)The Robin is the sales name for the BT Answering Machine number 202A or 202B. It was released by British Telecommunications plc in 1985 and manufactured by Team Concepts International Ltd ....
, sales name of a 1985 answering machine - Robin (comics)Robin (comics)Robin is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, as a junior counterpart to DC Comics superhero Batman...
, "The Boy Wonder", Batman's sidekick - "Robin (The Hooded Man)Robin (The Hooded Man)"Robin " is the first single released by Irish group Clannad from their 1984 album Legend. This song was the theme tune to the ITV drama Robin of Sherwood and heralded Clannad's effectiveness in soundtrack.-Track listing:...
", hit song by the Irish group Clannad - Robin (magazine)Robin (magazine)Robin was a British weekly children's magazine published from 1953 to 1969, originally by Hulton Press. Associated annuals were also produced, the first dated 1954, until at least the ninth in 1962...
, a British children's magazine published from 1953 to 1969 - Robin, a layout engine computer software component used by The Bat!The Bat!The Bat! is a shareware e-mail client for the Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by RITLabs, a company based in Chişinău, Moldova.-History:...
e-mail client - Robin (TV series), cartoon created by Magnus Carlsson