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Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823
Regulidae — Goldcrests, Kinglets
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa, is a very small passerine found across much of North America, with breeding areas in Canada, the north-eastern and western United States, Mexico and Central America. It belongs to the Regulidae family and was described by Lichtenstein, MHC, in 1823. Adults have olive-grey upperparts, white underparts, a thin bill and a short tail. They also show white wing bars, a dark line through the eye and a yellow crown edged in black, with the male carrying an orange centre to the crown.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Regulidae — Goldcrests, Kinglets
- Breeding range
- North America, Middle America: widespread
