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 robin, 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)
  • 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)

Military

• HMS Robin, the name of two Royal Navy ships and a shore establishment
• USS Robin, the name of four U.S. Navy ships

Transportation

• Robin, one of Apex Aircraft's brands
• Curtiss Robin, monoplane introduced in 1928
• Reliant Robin, three-wheeled car built by Reliant
• Robin Aircraft, French manufacturer of light aeroplanes
• SS Robin, world's oldest complete steam coaster (a class of steamship)

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

• Robin (comics), Batman's crime-fighting partner
• Robin the Frog, a Muppet character
• Robin Hood, an outlaw in English folklore
• Robin, the playable character's default name in the video game Fire Emblem Awakening

Other

• "Robin (The Hooded Man)", a hit song by the Irish group Clannad
• Robin (magazine), a British children's magazine published from 1953 to 1969
• Robin (TV series), cartoon created by Magnus Carlsson

People

• Robin (name), a common given name and a surname
• Robin (singer), Finnish teen pop singer (full name Robin Packalen)

Other uses

• Robin (answering machine), sales name of a 1985 answering machine