I am the red-breasted bird famous for announcing the return of spring, but paired with a superhero in a cape, I am a sidekick fighting crime. What am I?
A robin
The riddle contrasts an iconic songbird with pop culture imagery. The American robin is widely recognized as a migratory bird whose return signals the start of spring. In comic books, Robin is the famous masked superhero partner and sidekick to Batman.
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