Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Kinglets :: Goldcrest

Goldcrest Regulus regulus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Common Goldcrest, European Goldcrest, Canary Islands Kinglet, Orangecrest, Tenerife Goldcrest, Tenerife Firecrest
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  Edinburgh, Scotland - Feb, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Edinburgh, Scotland - Apr, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Belgium, USA - 2005 © Jan Casteleyn  Belgium, USA - 2005 © Jan Casteleyn 
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Range

W. Europe discontinuously to e. Asia and Japan;
Fragmented distribution in e. and s. range;
(1) Europe from the British Isles and Scandinavia e. across nw. and c. Russia, Asia Minor, and wc. Siberia.
Winters on Mediterranean Is. (Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily).
(2)(7) W. Siberia (Altai Mountains and Lake Baikal).
(3)(4) W. and c. Azores (Flores, Faial, Sao Jorge, Pico, Terceira).
(4)(2) E. Azores (San Miguel Is.).
(5)(3) Se. Azores (Santa Maria Is.).
(6) W. Canary Is. (La Palma, El Hierro).
(7) Wc. Canary Is. (La Gomera, Tenerife).
(8)(5) Crimea, Asia Minor, and Caucasus.
(9)(6) E. Turkey, Syria, and n. Iran.
(10)(8) Tien Shan in c. Asia in e. Turkestan, and ne. Afghanistan.
Winters in w. Iran.
(11)(9) W. Himalayas of e. Afghanistan, n. Pakistan and n India from Kashmir e. to Arunachal Pradesh.
(12)(10) E. Nepal, e. Himalayas and nc. China (ne. Qinghai, e. to sw. Gansu).
(13)(12) Se. Tibet, c. China (s. Shanxi, and Sichuan s. to se. Xizang and n. Yunnan).
(14)(11) Se. Siberia (Amurland, Ussuriland), n. China, Manchuria, Sakhalin Is., s. Kuril Is., and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu).
Winters in e. China and Taiwan.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Frans van der Veen
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Frans van der Veen
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Avisoft
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Pintails Home (Kim Hyun-Tae)
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

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

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