A calm forest, a small bird, and a delicate song. The European robin’s melodic voice rings through the trees like a gentle echo of nature’s peace.

The two most prominent species are the European robin (Erithacus rubecula) and the American robin (Turdus migratorius). Though these two species are not closely related, ...

In laboratory experiments, the type of CRY4 in retinas of European robins (Erithacus rubecula) responded to magnetic fields, researchers report in the June 24 Nature. That’s a crucial property ...

Previous work has shown that certain species of birds, such as the European robin (Erithacus rubecula), use Earth’s magnetic fields when they migrate, as well as using visual and other cues.

Erithacus rubecula, the European Robin The binomial close binomial Having two parts to a name. In the binomial system of classification, each organism is named for its genus then its species ...