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The larger American Robin ( Turdus migratorius ) is named for its similarity to the European Robin, but the two birds are not closely related.
This American species was incorrectly shown " feathering its nest " in London in the film Mary Poppins, but it only occurs in the UK as a very rare vagrant.
Some South and Middle American Turdus thrushes are also named as robins such as the Rufous-collared Robin.
The Australian " robin redbreast ", more correctly the Scarlet Robin ( Petroica multicolor ), is more closely related to the crows and jays than it is to the European Robin.
Yet another group of Old World Flycatchers, this time from Africa and Asia is the genus Copsychus ; its members are known as Magpie-robins, one of which, the Oriental Magpie Robin ( C. saularis ), is the national bird of Bangladesh.
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