Regulus calendula
E673769
Regulus calendula, commonly known as the ruby-crowned kinglet, is a tiny North American songbird noted for its olive-green plumage and the male’s distinctive red crown patch.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corthylio calendula | 1 |
| Regulus calendula canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
passerine ⓘ |
| behavior |
frequently flicks wings
ⓘ
very active ⓘ |
| bodyLength |
about 3.5 inches
ⓘ
about 9 centimeters ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | about 5 to 12 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | ruby-crowned kinglet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1766 ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
other small arthropods ⓘ spiders ⓘ |
| distributionRegion | Nearctic region ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale with speckles ⓘ |
| family | Regulidae ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior |
gleans insects from foliage
ⓘ
hovers while feeding ⓘ |
| genus | Regulus ⓘ |
| habitat |
coniferous forest
ⓘ
mixed forest ⓘ shrubby habitats ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| mass | about 5 to 10 grams ⓘ |
| migration | migratory species ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| nestLocation | conifer branches ⓘ |
| nestType | cup-shaped nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor |
olive-green upperparts
ⓘ
pale underparts ⓘ |
| plumageMarking |
white eye ring
ⓘ
wing bars ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphismTrait |
female lacks bright red crown patch
ⓘ
male has red crown patch ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization |
complex song patterns
ⓘ
high-pitched song ⓘ |
| wintersIn |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Corthylio calendula