Avifauna Ibérica Aves de España
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European robin

Passeriformes · Muscicapidae

European robin

Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)

A small, round bird with an orange breast, bold around anyone working the soil.

Data

Length
13–14 cm
Wingspan
20–22 cm
Weight
14–21 g
Global IUCN
Least concern (LC)
Protection in Spain
Special protection

Approximate measurements.

Curiosity

It defends territory in winter too, when both males and females sing.

Records by month

1,167,482 records in Spain

Where it has been recorded

Canary Islands Ceuta Melilla Andalusia Aragon Asturias Balearic Islands Canary Islands Cantabria Castile and León Castilla-La Mancha Catalonia Valencian Community Extremadura Galicia Community of Madrid Region of Murcia Navarre Basque Country La Rioja Ceuta Melilla
© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries · GISCO/Eurostat, simplified

Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.

CataloniaAndalusiaCastile and LeónCommunity of MadridGaliciaValencian CommunityBalearic IslandsBasque CountryAragonExtremaduraNavarreCastilla-La ManchaAsturiasCantabriaRegion of MurciaCanary IslandsLa RiojaCeutaMelilla

In the same family

Common nightingaleBlack wheatear

Sources

GBIF Wikidata BOE