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Goldcrest

Birds

The goldcrest is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family, notable for the colorful golden crest feathers that give it both its English and scientific names, the latter meaning petty king or prince. Several subspecies are recognized across its broad range through the Palearctic and the islands of Macaronesia and Iceland, and northern and eastern populations migrate south for the winter. 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
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
No Significant Interaction with Humans 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Regulus regulus 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Passeriformes, Taxa
Source Goldcrest (Wikidata)

In Biome

Alpine, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Regulus regulus (Animal Diversity Web)

In Ecosystem

Eastern Himalayas, Ecosystems
Source Goldcrest (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

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Belgium

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Denmark

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Norway

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Russia

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Wikipedia: Goldcrest
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    The goldcrest breeds in coniferous woodland and gardens, building its compact, three-layered nest on a tree branch.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Regulus regulus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive: "There are no known positive economic effects of"
    There are no known positive economic effects of Regulus regulus on humans.
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative: "There are no known adverse economic effects of R"
    There are no known adverse economic effects of Regulus regulus on humans.
  • In Biome: Alpine, Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes forest forest scrub forest scrub forest mountains mountains
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4. Goldcrest (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26657 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Passeriformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Goldcrest (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Eastern Himalayas, Continental Eurasia
Quote, In Ecosystem: Eastern Himalayas, Continental Eurasia
Breeds in the Eastern Himalayas, Burma and China; it is like R. r. sikkimensis, but darker overall with dark green upper-parts and darker buff underparts.
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