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Primary Traits
5.7 g
0 m - 4,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Regulus regulus
English name
Goldcrest
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Regulidae
Genus
Regulus
Species
regulus
Data source
WEANA, EMN, BOTW, D07, D23
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
5 g
Maximum female mass
7 g
Minimum male mass
5 g
Maximum male mass
7 g
Minimum unsexed mass
4 g
Maximum unsexed mass
7 g
Average mass
5.7 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
4,000 m
Maximum elevation
4,800 m
Elevation range
4,000 m
Typical elevation
2,000 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
1
Diet specialization index
1.52
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Pendant
Nest substrate
Tree
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
6
Maximum clutch size
13
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
14 d
Maximum incubation period
17 d
Minimum fledging period
17 d
Maximum fledging period
22 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
9.5
Average fledging period
19.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Altitudinal Migrant, Sedentary