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Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Langtang National Park
16 Verified records at Langtang National Park
January 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Goldcrest sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Laughingthrush
LC

Streaked Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron lineatum

50–60% · Likely
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

50–60% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely
Grey-hooded Warbler
LC

Grey-hooded Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus xanthoschistos

40–50% · Likely
Blue-fronted Redstart
LC

Blue-fronted Redstart

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phoenicurus frontalis

40–50% · Likely
Variegated Laughingthrush
LC

Variegated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron variegatum

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Fulvetta
LC

White-browed Fulvetta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Fulvetta vinipectus

40–50% · Likely
Gold-billed Magpie
LC

Gold-billed Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa flavirostris

40–50% · Likely
White-tailed Nuthatch
LC

White-tailed Nuthatch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sitta himalayensis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Langtang National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Goldcrest sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Goldcrest in Langtang National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Goldcrest in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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