Tenerife Robin Erithacus (rubecula) superbus

The Tenerife Robin (ABOVE LEFT) has a more intensely red breast than its UK European counterpart (ABOVE RIGHT).

Most Robins are resident (non-migratory) in their regions, facilitating development of subspecies. The UK Robin, subspecies E. r. melophilus, is said to have a stronger red-orange than its continental cousins (who are also less tame from a history of being trapped/shot for food), but the Tenerife Robin, E. r. superbus, a little more shy than the UK bird, has a much stronger red colour. Those on other Canary Islands are more similar to the European continental bird in colouring. Some class the Tenerife Robin as a full separate species.

Other plumage differences claimed on the Tenerife subspecies (shown above) are an all-white belly (UK birds have a greyish belly but often white in winter), a grey border between red and brown (several UK birds seem to have this also - see pictures below) and a white eye-ring (only seems to be half a white ring and some UK birds also seem to have this, possibly less extensively).

The first photo above left is of the continental nominal robin subspecies in France (thanks to Dr Harsha Vardhan Reddy for photo) and the two pictures centre and right above are of UK Robins for comparison of plumage differences/similarities. Only the photos top left and the second row above are TENERIFE ROBINS.