Goldcrest
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Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Fertő-Hanság National Park
35 Verified records at Fertő-Hanság National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The goldcrest (Regulus regulus) is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. Its colourful golden crest feathers, as well as being called the "king of the birds" in European folklore, gives rise to its English and scientific names. The scientific name, R. regulus, means 'petty king' or prince. Several subspecies are recognised across the very large distribution range that includes much of the Palearctic and the islands of Macaronesia and Iceland. Birds from the north and east of its breeding range migrate to winter further south. This kinglet has greenish upper-parts, whitish under-parts, and has two white wingbars. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Goldcrest sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park

Common Firecrest
LC

Common Firecrest

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Regulus ignicapilla

<5% · Rare
European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

70–80% · Very likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

60–70% · Likely
Hooded Crow

Hooded Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus cornix

60–70% · Likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
LC

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer montanus

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

50–60% · Likely
Western Yellow Wagtail
LC

Western Yellow Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla flava

40–50% · Likely
Skylark
LC

Skylark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alauda arvensis

40–50% · Likely
Red-backed Shrike
LC

Red-backed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collurio

40–50% · Likely
Linnet
LC

Linnet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Linaria cannabina

40–50% · Likely
Rook
LC

Rook

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus frugilegus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
40–50%
2 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
40–50%
3 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
40–50%
4 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
5 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
30–40%
6 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
7 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
8 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
9 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
10 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
11 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
12 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
13 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
14 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
15 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
16 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%
17 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
10–20%
18 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
19 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
5–10%
20 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
21 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
22 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
23 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
24 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
25 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
26 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
27 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
28 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Goldcrest in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Goldcrest sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Goldcrest in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Goldcrest in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.

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