ErithacusErithacus is a genus of passerine bird that contains a single extant species, the European robin. The Japanese robin and Ryukyu robin were also placed in this genus, but were moved to the genus Larvivora in 2006.Fossil species†Erithacus horusitskyi Kessler & Hir, 2012 †Erithacus minor Kessler, 2013