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 ...

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 ...

The European robin, more commonly known as the robin or robin redbreast, is formally classified into the Old World flycatcher family. This small insectivorous passerine is common and widespread ...

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 ...

Although some range maps show American robins occurring in Southeast Alaska all winter, we don’t usually see them then. For many of us, robins are one of the harbingers of spring and therefore 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 ...