Robin

Robin may refer to:

Birds

• European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
  • Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats) to which the robin belongs, including the two other members of the genus Erithacus, the bush-robins, white-throated robin, forest robins, Indian robin, and the magpie-robins
• Some red-breasted New-World true thrushes (Turdus) of the family Turdidae, including:
  • American Robin (T. migratorius) (so named by 1703) [1] - the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan and Wisconsin
  • Rufous-collared Robin (T. rufitorques)
  • Rufous-backed Robin (T. rufopalliatus)
  • Formerly other American thrushes, such as the Clay-colored Thrush (T. grayi)

Other "robins" are unrelated red-breasted songbirds:

• Australasian robins, of the family Petroicidae
• Pekin Robin or Japanese Hill Robin, archaic names for the Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)

In transportation

• Avions Robin, French manufacturer of light airplanes
• Curtiss Robin, monoplane introduced in 1928
• Reliant Robin, three-wheeled car built by Reliant
• HMS Robin, the name of two Royal Navy ships and a shore establishment
• SS Robin, world's oldest complete steam coaster (a class of steamship)
• USS Robin, the name of four U.S. Navy ships

Other

• Robin (name), a common given name and a surname
• Robin (answering machine), sales name of a 1985 answering machine
• Robin (comics), "The Boy Wonder", Batman's crime-fighting partner
• "Robin (The Hooded Man)", hit song by the Irish group Clannad
• Robin (magazine), a British children's magazine published from 1953 to 1969
• Robin, a layout engine computer software component used by The Bat! e-mail client
• Robin (TV series), cartoon created by Magnus Carlsson
• Robin (singer), Finnish teen pop singer
• Robin 2160, a New Zealand aircraft

See also

• Robins (disambiguation)
• Sea robin, a fish with small "legs" (actually spines)
• Robin Carlsson (Robyn), Swedish singer