The
European robin (
Erithacus rubecula), most commonly known in
Anglophone Europe simply as the
robin, is a small
insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a
chat, that was formerly classed as a member of the
thrush family (Turdidae), but is now considered to be an
Old World flycatcher. Around 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 in) in length, the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north.