Golden-crowned Kinglet
(Regulus satrapa)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNRB, SNRN - Unranked Breeding and Nonbreeding |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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The back is olive gray. The underparts are white. On the head there is a black eyeline, dark cheek, white “eyebrow”, and a black border around the crown. The male has a reddish-orange crown with a yellow border. The female has a yellow crown. |
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Size |
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3⅛″ to 4¼″ in length 7½″ wingspan |
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Voice |
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Habitat |
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Breeding: Coniferous forests and woodlands Migration: Coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forests and woodlands |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Mid-March to mid-May and early September to early December |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Uncommon migrant and breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Regulidae (kinglets and goldcrests) | ||
Genus |
Regulus (kinglets) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Arizona Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa apache) Eastern Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa satrapa) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa aztecus) Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa clarus) Western Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa olivaceus) |
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| Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa Jean-François Hic |
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| "Golden-crowned Kinglet" "Regulus satrapa" John Adams |
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| Regulus satrapa (Golden-crowned Kinglet) Andrew Hoffman |
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| Golden-crowned Kinglet in Maine WIld Bird Video Productions |
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About
Published on Jul 1, 2012 Both kinglet species (golden-crowned and ruby-crowned) are some of the hardest songbirds to film. They're extremely hyper active and never sit still for any period of time. I was lucky this spring to get a few short clips on a couple birds. © 2012 Garth McElroy License at http://www.paya.com/videos/157785 |
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| Golden-crowned Kinglet jube o |
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About
Published on Apr 17, 2014 Golden-crowned Kinglet. |
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| Golden crowned Kinglet naturalist97333 |
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About
Published on Feb 15, 2016 Golden-crowned Kinglets are one of the most numerous birds of conifer forests yet they are one the least encountered. They spend a lot of time high in the trees and their voices are very high. Here we get to listen and get some good looks at them, as well as compare them to other forest birds that sound similar like Chestnut-backed Chickadees and Brown Creepers. |
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| Pair of Golden Crowned Kinglets The Wood Thrush Shop |
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Published on Oct 24, 2016 Two male Golden Crowned Kinglets being quite vocal. Filmed in middle Tennessee in mid October. |
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| Golden-Crowned Kinglet FEEDING, Mississauga,Ontario by Lucio Fazio PeregrineFalcon1918 |
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About
Published on Feb 14, 2014 Perhaps the smallest passerine bird in North America, this Golden-crowned Kinglet was gleaning insects on the ground. At The Riverwood Conservancy in Mississauga, these tiny birds usually feed in coniferous trees mostly upside down. With its broad supercilium and a distinctive mostly yellow crown, this individual is perhaps a female bird. |
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| Debbie Tasa 4/16/2019 |
Location: Sherburne County, east of the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. Spotted more than one. Male and female. |
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