European Robin facts: robin redbreasts | Animal Fact Files

European robins live in Europe as well as western parts of Asia and northern parts of Africa. They are also known as robin red breasts or just red breasts due to their bright colored chests and necks. These little bird tend to stay in the same area all year round and even sing throughout the entire year! They do so to defend their territories. These birds are so defensive of their land that they'll even attack objects that simply look like an intruder - including red colored flowers!

Scientific Name: Erithacus rubecula
Range: Europe, western Asia, northern Africa
Size: 8 inch (20 centimeter) wingspan; 0.5 (14 grams)
Diet: earthworms, insects, seeds, and fruit
Lifespan: 2+ years

✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨
👉 https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles

You can learn more on:
Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles
Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles

---

Image and Video Credits:
MrChopsta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfTtatqGKoo
D6 Nature - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD4ULr8Ehqk; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4xBMGndBS0
Asier Sarasua - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4xBMGndBS0
Andreas Vincent Eversmeyer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqIsdiBQ6Pk; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KmGAM3loew; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2pPIJRLcZg; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZiyqVnS6dc; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNEDxawG6Uw


mario - https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Verbreitun
T.Voekler - https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:European_R https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Erithacus_
Charles J Sharp - https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:European_r
Thomas Love - https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:Robin_eggs


Natuur Digitaal (Marc Plomp); Stichting Natuurbeelden - https://openbeelden.nl/media/7....23891/Zingende_roodb https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/725450


Research Credits:
https://www.google.com/books/e....dition/Bird_Sounds/L
https://www.google.com/books/e....dition/Britannica_St
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-....and-wildlife/wildlif
https://eleducation.org/resources/robin
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover..../robin-erithacus-rub