Birds and wildlife

Firecrest

Regulus ignicapillusGroup: Kinglets and FirecrestsUK Conservation status:Green

How to identify

This tiny, restless jewel of a bird vies with the Goldcrest for the title of the UK's smallest bird. Compared to the Goldcrest, the Firecrest is brighter and 'cleaner' looking, with a green back, white belly, bronze 'collar' and a black and white eye-stripe. They have a yellow and black stripe on their heads, which has a bright orange centre on males. Like Goldcrests, they move through trees and bushes in search of small insects.

Call

Firecrest

Patrik Åberg / xeno-canto

Key

  1. Resident
  2. Passage
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  4. Winter
* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.
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