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Common Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

The Common Firecrest is a tiny bird with a bright orange crown on its head. It loves to flit around in trees and is often found in forests, singing sweet songs.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Common Firecrest has a striking fiery orange-yellow crest bordered by black stripes on its olive-green head. Its white supercilium, black eye-stripe, and bronze shoulders differentiate it from other small songbirds. It also features a pale belly and dark wings with two white wing bars.

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Common Firecrest

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Datos interesantes

Even though tiny, firecrests can lay up to 12 eggs in one clutch!

Their fiery head stripe looks like a tiny crown, making them truly regal!

Their nest is like a tiny, cozy cup held together with spider silk!

They often join other small birds to search for food in big groups!

Habilidades especiales

Common Firecrest has incredible agility that helps them hover and hang upside down to forage on the undersides of leaves.

Common Firecrest has very high-pitched calls and songs that help them communicate without attracting larger predators.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 9-10 cm
Envergadura: 13-16 cm
Peso: 0.004-0.007 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-3 años
Top Speed: 25 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 7-12
Incubación: 14-16 días

Dieta y alimentación

Tiny insects, spiders, and their eggs are a Firecrest's favorite snack!

Alimentos principales

Spiders
Aphids
Caterpillars
Insect eggs
Small beetles

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

hunts small birds in their forest habitat.

shelters

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

builds their mossy nests among its needles.

shelters

Norway Spruce

Picea abies

forages among the dense foliage for insects.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.