Robin

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Contents 1 Birds 2 Fictional characters 3 Other 4 See also

Robin may refer to:

• Robin (name), a common given name.

[edit] Birds

• members of the genus Erithacus, which includes the original robin of Britain and Europe: the European Robin
• the American Robin (Turdus migratorius) of North America
• Middle American members of the genus Turdus, which have since been renamed "thrushes"--the Clay-colored Thrush is an example
• the Australasian robins of the family Petroicidae, which includes about 45 species in about 15 genera
• the Pekin Robin and Japanese Hill Robin, which are archaic names for the Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea'

[edit] Fictional characters

Surname

• Cock Robin, the titular character of an 18th century nursery rhyme

Given name

• Robin (cartoon), a cartoon created by Magnus Carlsson
• Robin (comics), Comicbook/Superhero character, one half of the Dynamic Duo: Batman & Robin, member of the "SuperFriends", and Leader of the Teen Titans
  • Alternate versions of Robin
• Robin Hood, legendary outlaw of Sherwood Forest
• Robin (Muppet), a muppet, the diminutive nephew of Kermit the Frog
• Nico Robin, a fictional archaeologist in the anime One Piece
• Robin Scherbatsky, role played by actress Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother
• Robin Scorpio, HIV positive doctor on General Hospital, played by actress Kimberly McCullough
• Robin Sena, the main character in the anime Witch Hunter Robin

[edit] Other

• Red Robin, a chain of American and Canadian casual dining restaurants, founded in 1969
• Reliant Robin, a three-wheeled car built by Reliant
• Robin DR400, popular aircraft initially build by Avions Robin
• SS Robin, the world's oldest complete steam coaster (a class of steamship)
• Round-robin tournament, an all-play-all tournament
• Round-robin, a protocol used in sports and computer networking
• Robin (answering machine), the sales name of 1985 answering machine 202A, from BT, UK
• Robin (layout engine), a computer software component used by The Bat! e-mail client
• Red Robin Records, a record label
• Robin (The Hooded Man), a hit song by Irish group Clannad
• Robin Goodfellow, common pseudonym of the mythological figure Puck

[edit] See also

• Robins, a disambiguation page
• Arjen Robben (pronounced Ar-yen Rob-ben) (b 1984), a Dutch footballer

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