Golden-headed kinglet [1] ( lat. Regulus satrapa ) is a small songbird of the family Korolkovye .
| Golden-headed king |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Family: | Korolkovye ( Regulidae Vigors , 1825 ) |
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| International scientific name |
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Regulus satrapa
( Lichtenstein , 1823 ) |
| Security status |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22712594 |
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Content
Gold-headed kinglet 9 cm long. The plumage of an adult bird is olive-green above and white below. On the wings there are white stripes, black stripes on the eyes and a yellow crown framed by black. The male has an orange spot in the middle of the yellow crown.
The golden-headed kinglet nests in coniferous forests in Canada, in the northeast and western United States, in Mexico and Central America. Northern populations migrate southward in winter.
The bird searches for food on trees and bushes, feeds on spiders, insects and their eggs.
A deep, feather-shaped nest in the shape of a bowl hangs disguised on a coniferous tree branch.
- ↑ Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 342. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
