A European Robin perched on a small branch looking directly at the camera. The European Robin is a small, plump songbird characterized by its unmistakable orange-red breast and face. They range in length from 4.9 to 5.5 inches, and weigh between 0.5 to 0.7 ounces. Their wingspan is between 7.9 and 8.7 inches. Our pictured robin’s head is a bluish-grey. Its forehead, sides of face, neck and breast are the unmistakable orange-red and there is a bluish-grey ‘bib’ (ouline) around the orange-red face and chest. Its upper-parts of back, wings and upper tail are brownish with an olive tint. The lower belly is pale with streaks of grey, brown and light brown. It has large dark brown to black eyes, a short, thin and pointed beak, slender and long legs and along with feet are usually a pinkish-brown to dark brown. The tail is relatively short and brown, and matches the colors of the back and wings.