Robin facts for kids

Robin most commonly refers to several species of passerine 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 (Erithacus rubecula)
  • Bush-robin
  • Forest robin
  • Magpie-robin
  • Scrub-robin
  • Robin-chat
  • Bagobo robin
  • White-starred robin
  • White-throated robin
  • Blue-fronted robin
  • Larvivora (6 species)
  • Myiomela (3 species)
• Some red-breasted New-World true thrushes (Turdus) of the family Turdidae, including:
  • American robin (T. migratorius) (so named by 1703)
  • Rufous-backed thrush (T. rufopalliatus)
  • Rufous-collared thrush (T. rufitorques)
  • Formerly other American thrushes, such as the clay-colored thrush (T. grayi)
• Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea), red-breasted songbirds
• Sea robin, a fish with small "legs" (actually spines)

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

• Robin (character), 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, an outlaw in English folklore
• Robin Maxwell, a character in the American TV miniseries V and V The Final Battle
• Robin Underwood, a character in Nexo Knights
• Robin (Chinese: 知更鸟), a playable character in Honkai: Star Rail
• Sir Robin, 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), 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's brands
• Curtiss Robin, a monoplane introduced in 1928
• Reliant Robin, a three-wheeled car built by Reliant
• Robin Aircraft, a French manufacturer of light aeroplanes
• SS Robin, the world's oldest complete steam coaster (a class of steamship)

See also

In Spanish: Robin (desambiguación) para niños