Robin most commonly refers to several species of

passerine A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their ...

birds. Robin may also refer to:

Animals

* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **

European robin The European robin (''Erithacus rubecula''), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that belongs to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found across Europe, ea ...

(''Erithacus rubecula'') ** Bush-robin **

Forest robin ''Stiphrornis'' is a genus of passerine birds containing the forest robins. These are members of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae and are found in the tropical rain-forests of West Africa. The genus formerly contained only a single sp ...

** Magpie-robin ** Scrub robin ** Robin-chat ** Bagobo robin ** White-starred robin **

White-throated robin The white-throated robin (''Irania gutturalis''), or irania, is a small, sexually dimorphic, migratory passerine bird. The vernacular and genus name ''Irania'' alludes to Iran, its type locality, while the specific name ''gutturalis'' is Mediev ...

** Blue-fronted robin **

Larvivora ''Larvivora'' is a genus of small passerine birds belonging to the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that occur in central and eastern Asia. The species in this genus were all previously classified in other genera. A large molecular phylo ...

(6 species) **

Myiomela ''Myiomela'' is a genus of bird in the family Muscicapidae. Some members have sometimes been included in the genus '' Cinclidium'' and the phylogeny has not been resolved completely. The genus currently includes three species: * White-tailed r ...

(3 species) * Some red-breasted New-World true thrushes (''Turdus'') of the family Turdidae, including: **

American robin The American robin (''Turdus migratorius'') is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not clos ...

(''T. migratorius'') (so named by 1703) **

Rufous-backed thrush The rufous-backed thrush (''Turdus rufopalliatus'') is a songbird of the thrush family. It is endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico. It is also known as the rufous-backed robin. Description This species resembles its widespread relative the ...

(''T. rufopalliatus'') ** Rufous-collared thrush (''T. rufitorques'') ** Formerly other American thrushes, such as the

clay-colored thrush The clay-colored thrush (''Turdus grayi'') is a common Middle American bird of the thrush family (Turdidae). It is the national bird of Costa Rica, where it is well known as the ''yigüirro'' ( Spanish: ). Other common names include clay-colore ...

(''T. grayi'') * Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the

red-billed leiothrix The red-billed leiothrix (''Leiothrix lutea'') is a member of the family Leiothrichidae, native to southern China and the Himalayas. Adults have bright red bills and a dull yellow ring around their eyes. Their backs are dull olive green, and the ...

(''Leiothrix lutea''), red-breasted songbirds *

Sea robin Prionotinae is a subfamily of demersal, marine ray-finned fishes, part of the family Triglidae. The fishes in this subfamily are called sea robins and are found in the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans, the other two Triglid subfamili ...

, a fish with small "legs" (actually spines)

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

Robin (character) Robin is the alias of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger, and Jerry Robinson to serve as a junior counterpart and the sidekick to the superhero Batma ...

, 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 Robin Hood is a legendary noble outlaw, heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions o ...

, an outlaw in English folklore * Robin Maxwell, a character in the American TV miniseries '' V'' and ''

V The Final Battle ''V: The Final Battle'' (abbreviated as ''V:TFB'') is a 1984 American TV miniseries. It is a sequel to the 1983 miniseries ''V'' written by Kenneth Johnson about aliens known as "The Visitors" trying to take over Earth. Johnson parted way ...

'' *

Robin Underwood This is a list of characters from '' Nexo Knights''. Nexo Knights The Nexo Knights are the defenders of Knighton. The Nexo Knights fight the forces of Jestro and Monstrox.Nexo Knights, Season 1, Episode 1 "The Book of Monsters – Part 1"Nexo K ...

, a character in ''Nexo Knights'' * Robin (Chinese: 知更鸟), a playable character in '' Honkai: Star Rail'' *

Sir Robin ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' is a 1975 British comedy film based on the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group ( Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Pali ...

, the cowardly knight from the film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''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

* HMS ''Robin'', the name of two Royal Navy ships and a shore establishment * USS ''Robin'', the name of four U.S. Navy ships

People

Robin (name) Robin is a unisex given name and a surname. It was originally a diminutive masculine given name or nickname of Robert, derived from the prefix ''Ro''- (''hrod'', Old Germanic, meaning "fame" and ''berht'', meaning "bright"), and the suffix ''-i ...

, 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

* Robin, one of

Apex Aircraft Apex Aircraft was a French company devoted to light aeroplane manufacture. It markets three ranges of light aircraft which it brands Robin, Alpha and CAP. The "Robin" range is the former Avions Robin Robin DR400, DR400 4-seater aircraft of wooden c ...

's brands * Curtiss Robin, a monoplane introduced in 1928 * Reliant Robin, a three-wheeled car built by Reliant *

Robin Aircraft Robin Aircraft is a French manufacturer of light aircraft. It succeeds to ''Centre-Est Aéronautique'', ''Avions Pierre Robin'' and Apex Aircraft (''Avions Robin'' and ''Robin Aviation''). History Centre-Est Aéronautique was formed by Pierre R ...

, a French manufacturer of light aeroplanes * SS ''Robin'', the world's oldest complete steam coaster (a class of steamship)