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Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

The Golden-crowned Kinglet is a tiny bird with a bright yellow crown on its head. It loves to flit around in trees, looking for tiny insects to eat. This little bird is very energetic and can be seen hopping from branch to branch!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Golden-crowned Kinglet is a tiny, olive-green bird with grayish underparts. It has distinctive black stripes on its head, framing a bright yellow or orange-yellow crown patch, bordered by black.

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Golden-crowned Kinglet

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A male kinglet's bright orange crown is usually hidden, only flashing it when excited or displaying!

Despite their small size, they sometimes travel thousands of kilometers during migration!

These busy birds can eat up to half their body weight in insects every single day!

They can shiver their tiny bodies to create heat and stay warm in icy weather!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Acrobatic Foraging

Golden-crowned Kinglet can hang upside down because of its strong legs and tiny claws that help them snatch insects from needles and twigs.

Fähigkeit

Winter Warmth

Golden-crowned Kinglet has a thick, insulating feather coat that helps them stay warm and survive freezing winter temperatures.

Fähigkeit

Invisible Communication

Golden-crowned Kinglet has a very high-pitched call that allows them to communicate without giving away their location to predators.

Maße und Details

Länge
8-11 cm
Flügelspannweite
14-18 cm
Gewicht
0.004-0.008 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-4 Jahre
Top Speed
40 km/h
Gelegegröße
8-12
Brutzeit
14-15 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny insect-eaters that feast on small bugs and spiders found in the forest canopy.

Hauptnahrung

  • Spiders
  • Aphids
  • Caterpillars
  • Beetle larvae
  • Leafhoppers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

White Spruce

Picea glauca

Provides nesting sites and food resources.

depends on

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea

Offers crucial foraging habitat and shelter.

eaten by

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

A common predator of small forest birds.

hunts

Spruce Beetle

Dendroctonus rufipennis

Eats larvae and adults from tree bark.

Merkmale

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always watch birds from a distance to keep them safe and happy.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Golden-crowned Kinglet?

8-11 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Golden-crowned Kinglet?

14-18 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Golden-crowned Kinglet?

0.004-0.008 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Golden-crowned Kinglet?

2-4 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Golden-crowned Kinglet?

40 km/h

Was frisst Golden-crowned Kinglet?

Tiny insect-eaters that feast on small bugs and spiders found in the forest canopy.

Wo findet man Golden-crowned Kinglet normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Golden-crowned Kinglet?

Foraging

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