The robin is regularly crowned the UK's favourite bird. With its inquisitive nature and unmistakable red breast, it's a ...

This is the bird that caused masses to flock to Beijing Zoo The rare appearance of a European robin in Beijing has caused a stir among Chinese nature fans. Hundreds of bird-watching photographers ...

1. Many partially migratory species show phenotypically divergent populations in terms of migratory behaviour, with climate hypothesized to be a major driver of such variability through its ...

As an old European Christmas story goes, on the cold night when Jesus was born in a Bethlehem stable, Mary cried out that the embers in the stable’s campfire were burning out. Her cries awakened a ...

A European legend has it that on the night Jesus was born in a cold stable, a robin heard Mary's plea to keep the dying embers of a fire from burning out. So the robin flew in and vigorously fanned ...

The European robin's closest relatives are found in tropical Africa. The European robin is therefore not closely related to the Japanese robin, despite their close similarity in appearance. This is ...

Many animal names are misleading, and robins are no exception. Despite sharing a name, American robins and European robins are entirely different birds. The European robin (Erithacus rubecula) is a ...

A photo shows a European Robin in the Yingze Park in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. [Photo by Liu Lu/For chinadaily.com.cn] Photographers recently captured images of a European Robin in the Yingze Park in ...

How can something so adorable be so pugnacious. Just look at that face. So sweet. So unassuming. So ready for robin-on-robin warfare. THAT GORGEOUS little critter is a red-capped robin (Petroica ...