Goldcrest
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Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

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

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Goldcrest sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 357 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Redwing
LC

Redwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus iliacus

60–70% · Likely
Common Redpoll
LC

Common Redpoll

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthis flammea

50–60% · Likely
Meadow Pipit
LC

Meadow Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus pratensis

50–60% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

50–60% · Likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

40–50% · Likely
Snow Bunting
LC

Snow Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plectrophenax nivalis

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Wren
LC Endemic

Eurasian Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes troglodytes

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

10–20% · With luck
European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

5–10% · With luck
Northern Wheatear
LC

Northern Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe oenanthe

5–10% · With luck
Hooded Crow

Hooded Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus cornix

<5% · Rare
Bohemian Waxwing
LC

Bohemian Waxwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bombycilla garrulus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Vatnajokull National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Goldcrest sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 357 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Goldcrest in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.

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