Scientific name:
Erithacus rubecula

Natural spread:
Europe, North-Africa

the robin is a widespread throttle, that southwards from the British islands as far as to the Kanaran and to find until west-Siberia eastward is. Only the northern populations spend the winter in west regularly - as well as. Southern Europe or in North-Africa; but also very strict winter can drive the birds into restrained climates. Where big-animals are missing, who free-scratch the food in the winter, the robins join also human settlements, although actually the undergrowth of foliage, mix, or needle-forests its habitat represents. The British islands form an exception, because here the birds brood broadly in human-proximity.

Nutrition The food usually picks up the robin at the ground. Here, it looks for small insects, spiders, earthworms and snails; in the autumn, berries and other juicy Frücht are also eaten just as-gladly.

Precinct-behavior With its big, round head and the big eyes, the robin is classified as "cute" by the human being. It, in expectation of food, moreover quite trustful, is in the winter. Quite differently, it behaves opposite Artgenossen, that wants to lay claim to its precinct. The stand-birds defend it the whole year over. From middle January to middle June and again from September until November is its chant to hear. Short trills and individual Pfeiflaute follow on some thin, pressed sounds. The birds sit high, soon low in the hedge on that occasion soon; in the autumn and winters, also the females sing.

Often, the chant is not enough for the precinct-defense. If a rival penetrates, its red breast causes an aggression-behavior with the precinct-owner momentarily. it stretches himself on, ruffles the red breast-feathers for his part and contrasts it its rival, until the invader yields.

Reproduction How effectively this Drohverhalten is, the advertisement is so complicated about the female, who externally hardly differs. So, the aggression-behavior must be reduced at first. The partner-relationship is reinforced in that the male feeds the female, equally, as if it would be about a squab. The female then builds a spherical nest at embankments, in tree or Erdhöhlen or under projections from grass, foliage and dry moss; also the most different artificial Nistplätze were observed. The female also incubates the 4-6 eggs alone. One will often feed lying nests very hidden on them aware, if both also near houses parents the boys only and frequently one - and goes out. The female sometimes tries to "tempt" the observer in that it flutters at the ground and the attention steers on itself.