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Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Mercantour National Park
46 Verified records at Mercantour National Park
February 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Goldcrest sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park

Common Firecrest
LC

Common Firecrest

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Regulus ignicapilla

10–20% · With luck
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

60–70% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

50–60% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

50–60% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Jay
LC Endemic

Eurasian Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulus glandarius

40–50% · Likely
Common Chiffchaff
LC

Common Chiffchaff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus collybita

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

40–50% · Likely
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

40–50% · Likely
Blackcap
LC

Blackcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia atricapilla

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
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 Mercantour National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Goldcrest sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Goldcrest in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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