Robin
Appearance
Robin most commonly refers to several species of passerine birds.
Robin may also refer to:
Animals
[edit]- Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
- Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
- European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Bush-robin
- Forest robin
- Magpie-robin
- Scrub-robin
- Robin-chat
- Bagobo robin
- White-starred robin
- White-throated robin
- Blue-fronted robin
- Larvivora (6 species)
- Myiomela (3 species)
- Some red-breasted New-World true thrushes (Turdus) of the family Turdidae, including:
- American robin (T. migratorius) (so named by 1703)
- Rufous-backed thrush (T. rufopalliatus)
- Rufous-collared thrush (T. rufitorques)
- Formerly other American thrushes, such as the clay-colored thrush (T. grayi)
- Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea), red-breasted songbirds
- Sea robin, a fish with small "legs" (actually spines)
Arts, entertainment, and media
[edit]Fictional characters
[edit]- Robin (character), Batman's crime-fighting partner in the DC Comics Universe
- Robin (Fire Emblem), the default name for the player's avatar in Fire Emblem Awakening
- Robin Hood, an outlaw in English folklore
- Robin Maxwell, a character in the American TV miniseries V and V The Final Battle
- Robin Underwood, a character in Nexo Knights
- Robin (Chinese: 知更鸟), a playable character in Honkai: Star Rail
- Sir Robin, the cowardly knight from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
[edit]- Robin (magazine), a British children's magazine published from 1953 to 1969
- "Robin (The Hooded Man)", a 1984 song by the Irish group Clannad
- Robin (TV series), an animated TV series created by Magnus Carlsson
- "Robin", a 2024 song by Taylor Swift from The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology
Military
[edit]- HMS Robin, the name of two Royal Navy ships and a shore establishment
- USS Robin, the name of four U.S. Navy ships
People
[edit]- Robin (name), a common given name and a surname
- Robin (singer) (born 1998), Finnish teen pop singer (full name Robin Packalen)
- Robin (wrestler), Mexican masked professional wrestler
Transportation
[edit]- Robin, one of Apex Aircraft's brands
- Curtiss Robin, a monoplane introduced in 1928
- Reliant Robin, a three-wheeled car built by Reliant
- Robin Aircraft, a French manufacturer of light aeroplanes
- SS Robin, the world's oldest complete steam coaster (a class of steamship)
See also
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