Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

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John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.

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About the Golden-crowned Kinglet

The golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) is a very small songbird in the family Regulidae that lives throughout much of North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name: Regulus satrapa
Family: Kinglets
Order: Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the kinglets family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula

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