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Europe's smallest bird. This year is first year I've seen it availing of feeder - usually in the depths of the hedge.
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English Goldcrest
Scientific (Regulus regulus)
Order PASSERIFORMES
Family (Latin) Regulidae
Family (English) Goldcrests, Kinglets
Other name(s)
Breeding Regions PAL
Breeding Range Subregions widespread
Nonbreeding Range Subregions
Countries (BETA)map Afghanistan,Albania,Algeria,Andorra,Armenia,Austria,Azerbaijan,Belarus,Belgium,Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bulgaria,China,Croatia,Cyprus,Czech Republic,Denmark,Egypt,Estonia,Finland, France,Georgia,Germany,Gibraltar,Greece,Hungary,India - mainland,Iran,Ireland,Israel, Italy,Japan,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Latvia,Lebanon,Libya,Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Luxembourg, Macedonia,Malta,Moldova,Mongolia,Montenegro,Myanmar,Nepal,Netherlands,North Korea,Norway, Pakistan,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,San Marino,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,South Korea, Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Syria,Tajikistan,Tunisia,Turkey,Turkmenistan,Ukraine,United Kingdom, Uzbekistan,
IOC 13.1 Subspecies Group Subspecies Breeding Range
regulus Europe and w Siberia
yunnanensis c, sc China and ne Myanmar
sikkimensis e Himalayas to nc China
himalayensis e Afghanistan to w Himalayas
tristis Tien Shan Mts. (c Asia)
coatsi sc Siberia
hyrcanus se Azerbaijan and n Iran
buturlini Crimean Pen., Asia Minor and the Caucasus area
inermis Flores (w Azores), c Azores (except Graciosa; nw Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
sanctaemariae Santa Maria (se Azores, nw Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
azoricus São Miguel (e Azores, nw Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
ellenthalerae El Hierro and La Palma (w Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
teneriffae La Gomera and Tenerife (wc Canary Is., c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
japonensis se Siberia, ne China, Korea and Japan
IUCN Status Code LC (Birdlife factsheet )
Described by (Linnaeus, 1758)
German Wintergoldhähnchen
French Roitelet huppé
Chinese 戴菊
Japanese キクイタダキ
Russian Желтоголовый королёк
Spanish Reyezuelo sencillo
Portuguese estrelinha-de-poupa
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Breeding Range Codes
AF Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN Antarctica
AO Atlantic Ocean
AU Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
PAL Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO Indian Ocean
LA Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO Northern oceans
OR Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)
PO Pacific Ocean
SA South America
SO Southern oceans
TO Temperate oceans
TrO Tropical oceans
Worldwide Worldwide
IUCN Status Codes
EX Extinct
EW Extinct in the wild
CR Critically Endangered
EN Endangered
VU Vulnerable
NT Near Threatened
LC Least Concern
DD Data deficient
NE Not evaluated
PE Probably extinct (informal)
PEW Probably extinct in the wild (informal)