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Bird call
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) call
A wistful, liquid warble of short varied phrases, sung all year and even at night under streetlights.
Listen to the European Robin call
A field recording of the European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) by Adele SL, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the European Robin in garden habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the European Robin
These birds share a course and a habitat with the European Robin, so you may hear them in the same places.
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Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Rich, mellow fluting song from an exposed perch; sharp alarm chatter.
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Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Rambling whistles, clicks and mimicry from rooftops and wires.
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Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Loud ringing phrases, each one repeated two or three times.
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Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
A short accelerating rattle that ends in a flourish.
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European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Liquid tinkling twitters, usually given in flight.
Questions
Questions about the European Robin
What does the European Robin sound like?
A wistful, liquid warble of short varied phrases, sung all year and even at night under streetlights. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the European Robin?
Common Blackbird, Common Starling, Song Thrush, Common Chaffinch and European Goldfinch sound similar.
Where can I hear the European Robin?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of England course.
How can I learn the European Robin call?
In SongLark's Birds of England course, it comes in Level 1: Town & Garden. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the European Robin in its Birds of England course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of England, the European Robin comes in Level 1: Town & Garden. That Level is about the birds you hear every day.
Learn it with these birds in Level 1 of Birds of England
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Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
A tiny bird with an explosive, rattling song of shrill notes and trills, astonishingly loud for its size.
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Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
A bright 'tsee-tsee-tsu-hu-hu-hu' ending in a fast trill; scolding churrs at the feeder.
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Great Tit Parus major
A loud, ringing 'teacher-teacher' see-saw, plus a huge range of chinks and churrs.
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House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Monotonous cheeping and chirping around buildings.
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Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
A soft, throaty five-note coo, 'coo-COO-coo, coo-coo', repeated a few times and cut off abruptly.
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Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
A monotonous three-note 'coo-COOO-cook' with the stress in the middle; a nasal 'kwurr' in flight.
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Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
A harsh, rapid machine-gun chatter, 'chak-chak-chak-chak'; a black-and-white bird with a long tail.
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