European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Small brown bird with distinctive orange-red breast and face. Non-native Bay Area winter visitor; insectivore of ground invertebrates.
Plants that support European Robin
3 plants
Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
fern
Introduced species established in California coastal areas; forages among fronds for arthropods
Bay Area native
Brittle Bladder Fern
Cystopteris fragilis
fern
Uses fern clumps for protective cover and potential nesting substrate in mixed woodlands
Bay Area native
Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
perennial herb
Berries support breeding season diet Mar-Jun
Bay Area nativeKeystone species