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Erithacus rubecula
Diet
Insects
Range
Europe to western Siberia and North Africa; listed on the China list
Size
12.5–14 cm; 16–22 g; wingspan 20–22 cm
The European robin is a small insectivorous Old World flycatcher found across Europe as far east as western Siberia and as far south as North Africa. It is 12.5–14 cm long, weighs 16–22 g and has a wingspan of 20–22 cm. The sexes are identical, with an orange-red breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly, while juveniles are freckled brown without the red breast. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It is sedentary in the west and south of its range and migratory in the north and east. Average life expectancy is only about 1.1 years because of high first-year mortality, but one robin reached 19 years. The source does not describe its status in China. (Wikipedia, general species account)