European Robin

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25334
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Summary

European Robin is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,718 views/month, #371 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Bird of the Year[3], Garden Animal of the Year[4]
  • Taxon rank: species[5]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[6]
  • Parent taxon: Erithacus[7]
  • Taxon name: Erithacus rubecula[8]
  • Subclass of: Animalia[9]
  • Commons category: Erithacus rubecula[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Erithacus rubecula[11]
  • Commons gallery: Erithacus rubecula[12]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14], The New Student's Reference Work[15], Enciclopedia Gallega Universal[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
  • Original combination: Motacilla rubecula[18]
  • Short name: E. rubecula[19]
  • Taxon common name: European Robin[20], Rotkehlchen[21], Rougegorge familier[22], Petirrojo europeo[23], Pettirosso[24], Зарянка[25], Roodborst[26], Rødhals[27], Rødstrupe[28], ヨーロッパコマドリ[29], punarinta[30], Robin goch[31], pit-roij[32], červenka obecná[33]

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Identifiers

European Robin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37610[34]. European Robin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2492462[35]. European Robin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 559964[36].

Discovery and Description

Things named for European Robin include Triglidae[37], a taxon[38] and The Redbreast[39], a literary work[40], written by Jo Nesbø[41].

Why It Matters

European Robin has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for it include Triglidae[37], a taxon[38] and The Redbreast[39], a literary work[40], written by Jo Nesbø[41].

FAQs

What awards did European Robin receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3] and Garden Animal of the Year[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . sielmann-stiftung.de. sielmann-stiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [35] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . egu.xunta.gal. egu.xunta.gal. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salzburgwiki id → 95527
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Salzburgwiki id: 95527, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102089319|Rotkehlchen (#102089319)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3987|Salzburgwiki – Taxons]"
  2. 14w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → animal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: bird"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+21'}
    Original combination → Motacilla rubecula
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of → animal
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 38296, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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