Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Photos, Calls and ID

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What the Golden-crowned Kinglet sounds like

Sonogram of the Golden-crowned Kinglet: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Doug Hynes · Song · Port L'Hebert Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nova Scotia, Canada · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Jonathon Jongsma · Call · Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

Adults are olive-gray on the upperparts with white underparts, thin bills and short tails. They have white wing bars, a black stripe through the eyes and a yellow crown surrounded by black. The adult male has an orange patch in the middle of the yellow crown. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but with a browner back and without the yellow crown. This is one of the smallest passerines in North America. Its length, at 8 to 11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in), is probably the shortest of any American passerine. Its weight, averaging 6.1 g (0.22 oz) for females and 6.3 g (0.

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When to see the Golden-crowned Kinglet

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

United States Canada Mexico Guatemala St. Pierre & Miquelon Bermuda

About the Golden-crowned Kinglet

The golden-crowned kinglet is a very small songbird in the family Regulidae that lives throughout much of North America.

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Easily confused with

GoldcrestRegulus regulusThe goldcrest is the smallest European bird, 8.5–9.5 cm (3.3–3.7 in) in length, with a 13.5–15.5 cm (5.3–6.1 in) wingspan and a weight of 4.5–7.0 g (0.16–0.25 oz).

Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaThe common firecrest is a small plump bird, 9 cm (3.5 in) in length with a wingspan of 13–16 cm (5.1–6.3 in), and weighs 4–7 grams (0.14–0.25 oz).

FlamecrestRegulus goodfellowiThe flamecrest is a small perching bird, resembling a warbler.

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