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Common Firecrest

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The common firecrest, often called simply the firecrest, is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. It breeds across most of temperate Europe and northwestern Africa and is partially migratory, with central European birds wintering to the south and west of their breeding range; the Balearic Islands and north African populations are widely recognized as a separate subspecies, while the Madeira population, once also treated as a subspecies, is now regarded as the distinct Madeira firecrest, Regulus madeirensis. A fossil ancestor of the firecrest has been identified from a single wing bone. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Regulus ignicapilla 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Common firecrest
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The common firecrest breeds in broadleaved or coniferous woodland and gardens, building its compact, three-layered nest on a tree branch.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. Common Firecrest (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q27471 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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Common firecrest (Wikipedia)
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