Kinglets, family Regulidae, are diminutive passerine birds whose name comes from the Latin regulus, a diminutive of rex, or king, referring to the colored crown patches of adult birds. The family holds six species in two genera: Regulus, comprising the goldcrest, common firecrest, Madeira firecrest, flamecrest and golden-crowned kinglet, and Corthylio, the ruby-crowned kinglet. They live in the Nearctic and Palearctic realms, across temperate North America, Europe and Asia, northernmost Africa, Macaronesia and the Himalayas, and rank among the smallest passerines, 8 to 11 centimeters long and weighing 6 to 8 grams, with grey-green plumage and, in males, an erectile crown patch. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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This family has representatives in Eurasia and North America.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Kinglet (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
This family has representatives in Eurasia and North America.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Kinglet (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
This family has representatives in Eurasia and North America.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
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Introduction
The kinglets or crests are small birds in the family Regulidae.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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