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Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
73 Verified records at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
December 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Goldcrest sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 73 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Common Firecrest
LC

Common Firecrest

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Regulus ignicapilla

30–40% · Possible
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

60–70% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

40–50% · Likely
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

40–50% · Likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

40–50% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Crag Martin
LC

Eurasian Crag Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

40–50% · Likely
House Martin
LC

House Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Delichon urbicum

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Chough
LC

Red-billed Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

40–50% · Likely
Alpine Chough
LC

Alpine Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax graculus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Goldcrest sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 73 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Goldcrest in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Goldcrest in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in our monthly data.

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