Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
Fuglekongen er med en længde på blot cirka 9 centimeter Europas mindste fugl. Fuglekongen lever i det meste af den tempererede del af Europa og Asien.
Europe’s smallest bird, olive-green above and buff-white below, with two white . The face is entirely plain, so the big dark eye stands out, and the carries a glowing central stripe.
Can be confused with
- Firecrest — Firecrest has a bright white supercilium and a black eye-stripe plus bronze shoulders; the Goldcrest’s face is completely plain. The Firecrest forages on the upper surfaces of branches, the Goldcrest underneath.
Voice
The contact call is a thin, very high "zee" at 1–4 second intervals. The song is a repeated, high, thin "cedar-cedar-cedar" running its course in 3–4 seconds.
Facts
Wingspan
14 cm
Conservation status
ikke truet
Family
kinglets
Regulidae
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This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:
- Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
- Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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