Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Aves > Passeriformes > Regulidae
Names in different Languages
| German | Rubingoldhähnchen |
| English | Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
| French | Roitelet à couronne rubis |
| Spanish | Reyezuelo rubí |
Description
Ruby-crowned Kinglet is a very small migratory songbird feeding mostly on insects. It has olive-green plumage with a white ring around the eyes. Males have a red crown which usually is concealed.
How to Identify
Olive-green plumage, a white stripe on the wings and a white ring around each eye. Male have additionally to these characteristics a red crown which can be concealed though.
Where When to Spot
I saw this species in different places from Spring to Fall. Difficult to spot though as it prefers hiding within the leaves of bushes near the ground.
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Observations
| 2022-10-16 | Parc Bernard-Landry |
| 2022-10-01 | Jardin Botanique de Montréal |
| 2021-08-17 | Saguenay St. Lawrence Marine Park |
| 2019-04-21 | Boisé Des Douze |
| 2018-05-20 | Tadoussac |