Common Firecrest
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Common Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Triglav National Park
94 Verified records at Triglav National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla), also known as the firecrest, is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. It breeds in most of temperate Europe and northwestern Africa, and is partially migratory, with birds from central Europe wintering to the south and west of their breeding range. Firecrests in the Balearic Islands and north Africa are widely recognised as a separate subspecies, but the population on Madeira, previously also treated as a subspecies, is now treated as a distinct species, the Madeira firecrest, Regulus madeirensis. A fossil ancestor of the firecrest has been identified from a single wing bone. This kinglet is greenish above and has whitish underparts. It has two white wingbars, a black eye stripe and a white supercilium. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Firecrest sighting in Triglav National Park, based on 94 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Triglav National Park

Goldcrest
LC Endemic

Goldcrest

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Regulus regulus

30–40% · Possible
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

80–90% · Very likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

70–80% · Very likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

60–70% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

60–70% · Likely
Common Chiffchaff
LC

Common Chiffchaff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus collybita

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

50–60% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

50–60% · Likely
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

50–60% · Likely
Blackcap
LC

Blackcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia atricapilla

40–50% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Nuthatch
LC

Eurasian Nuthatch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sitta europaea

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
3 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
5 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
20–30%
6 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
7 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
8 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
9 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
20–30%
10 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
11 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
12 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
13 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
14 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
15 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
16 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
17 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
18 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
19 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
20 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
21 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Firecrest in Triglav National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Common Firecrest sighting in Triglav National Park, based on 94 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Firecrest in Triglav National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Common Firecrest in Triglav National Park in our monthly data.

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