Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Kinglets :: Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Sitkan Kinglet, Dusky Kinglet
Old scientific name(s): Corthylio calendula

Photographs

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Range

Boreal North America;
Fragmented distribution in sw. part of its range;
(1) N. and e. Canada (s. Mackenzie, n. and c. Alberta, n. and c. Saskatchewan to s. Ontario, Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland) and e. United States (c. and ne. Minnesota, ne. Wisconsin, n. Michigan, n. New York, and n. Maine).
Winters in s. United States s. to the West Indies (Bahamas and Cuba) and Central America (Mexico, Guatemala).
(2) Coastal nw. and nc. Alaska to w. Canada (c. Yukon, and nw. Mackenzie s. to British Columbia).
Winters in w. United States (s. California, c. and s. Arizona, sc. New Mexico, and ec. Colorado).
(3) Guadalupe Is. off Mexico.

Videos

Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 7, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is moving from branch to branch.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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