Robin

French photographer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFrench photographer
PlacesFrance
isPhotographer
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
BirthAmiens
The details

Biography

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

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