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Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla (Temminck, CJ 1820)
The common firecrest, also known as the firecrest, is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. It breeds in most of temperate Europe and northwestern Africa, and is partially migratory, with birds from central Europe wintering to the south and west of their breeding range. Firecrests in the Balearic Islands and north Africa are widely recognised as a separate subspecies, but the population on Madeira, previously also treated as a subspecies, is now treated as a distinct species, the Madeira firecrest, Regulus madeirensis. A fossil ancestor of the firecrest has been identified from a single wing bone. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Regulidae
Genus:
Regulus
Scientific:
Regulus ignicapilla
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Regulidae
Genus:
Regulus
Scientific:
Regulus ignicapilla
Original description
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1820)
Reference:
Manuel Orn. Tabl. Syst.
ed.2, part 1 p.231
Protonym:
Sylvia ignicapilla
Type locality:
France, Belgium, Germany, etc.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41001796
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
85B03849153146D8
Avibase ID:
avibase-85B03849
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/85B03849
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916249
Geographic range:
- Regulus ignicapilla: England and western Europe to Mediterranean and eastwards to Türkiye; in south to Morocco to northern Tunisia
- Regulus ignicapilla [ignicapilla, caucasicus or tauricus]: England and western Europe to Mediterranean and Türkiye
- Regulus ignicapilla balearicus: Balearic Islands and North Africa (Morocco to northern Tunisia)
Source: Clements checklist
Firecrest
Catalan:
bruel eurasiàtic
Czech:
králíček ohnivý
Danish:
Rødtoppet Fuglekonge
German:
Sommergoldhähnchen
Spanish:
Reyezuelo Listado
Spanish (Spain):
Reyezuelo Listado
Finnish:
tulipäähippiäinen
French:
Roitelet triple-bandeau
Croatian:
Vatroglavi Kraljić
Hungarian:
tüzesfejű királyka
Icelandic:
Gullkollur
Italian:
Fiorrancino
Japanese (romaji):
mamijirokikuitadaki
Japanese:
マミジロキクイタダキ
Lithuanian:
Baltabruvis nykštukas
Dutch:
Vuurgoudhaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudtoppfuglekonge
Norwegian:
Rødtoppfuglekonge
Polish:
zniczek
Portuguese:
estrelinha-real
Portuguese (Portugal):
Estrelinha-real
Russian:
Красноголовый королёк
Slovak:
králik ohnivohlavý
Serbian:
vatroglavi kraljić
Swedish:
brandkronad kungsfågel
Ukrainian:
Золотомушка червоночуба
Chinese:
火冠戴菊
Chinese (Traditional):
火冠戴菊
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Roitelet à triple bandeau ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Firecrest (European) ( Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla/balearica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Firecrest (European) ( Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla/balearica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Firecrest (European) ( Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla/balearica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Firecrest (European) ( Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla/balearica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Firecrest (European) ( Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla/balearica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Firecrest (European) ( Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla/balearicus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Eurasian Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Eurasian Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Common Firecrest ( Regulus ignicapilla) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Regulus ignicapilla [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Regulus [ignicapilla or madeirensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Abkhazian: аҦсанұ
Arabic: صعو أحمر العرف
Asturian: Reyín, Reyín de sobreceyes
Azerbaijani: Qırmızıbaş kralcıq, qırmızıbaş kralquş
Belarusian: Каралёк чырвонагаловы, Чырвонагаловы каралёк, Чырвонагаловы каролёк
Bulgarian: Червеноглаво кралче, Червеноглаво кралче (ssp. ignicapilla/balearica)
Breton: An dreolan kabell-flamm, Dreolan kabell flamm
Catalan: Bruel, bruel eurasiàtic, Reietó cellablanc
Catalan (Balears): Reietó cellablanc
Montenegrin: vatroglavi kraljić, ватроглави краљић
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): ватроглави краљић
Czech: Králícek ohnivý, Králíček ohnivý, králíèek ohnivý
Welsh: Dryw penfflamgoch
Danish: Rødtoppet fuglekonge, Rødtoppet Fuglekonge (Europæisk)
German: Kanarengoldhähnc, Sommergoldhaehnchen, Sommergoldhahnchen, Sommergoldhähnchen, Sommer-Goldhähnchen, Sommergoldhähnchen (ignicapilla/balearica)
Greek: Βασιλίσκος, Πυροβασιλίσκoς, Πυροβασιλίσκος, Πυρροβασιλίσκος, Χρυσογιαννούδι
Greek (Cypriot): Χρυσογιαννούδι
English: Common Firecrest, Eurasian Firecrest, Firecrest, Firecrest (European)
English, HBW: Common Firecrest
English (IOC): Common Firecrest
English (United States): Common Firecrest
Esperanto: fajroverta regolo, Fajrverta regolo
Spanish: Reyezuela listado, Reyezuelo Listado, Reyezuelo sencillo, Reyezuleo listado (ignicapilla/balearica)
Spanish (Spain): Reyezuelo Listado, Reyezuleo Listado (ignicapilla/balearica)
Spanish (HBW): Reyezuelo listado
Estonian: Lääne-pöialpoiss
Basque: Erregetxo bekainzuri, Erregetxo bekainzuria
Finnish: Tulipäähippiäinen
Faroese: Krúnureyður títlingskongur, Reyðknokkutan títlingskongur, reyðknokkutur títlingskongur
French: Riotelet triple-bandeau, Roitelet à triple bandeau, Roitelet à triple bandeau [Europe], Roitelet triple-bandeau, Roitelet triple-bandeau [ignicapilla ou balearicus]
Frisian: Fjoertúfke
Irish: Lasairchíor
Gaelic: Crionag
Galician: Estreliña riscada
Manx: Drean ailey
Hebrew: מלכילון לבן־גבות, מלכילון לבן-גבות, מלכילון לבן-גבות (מערבי)
Croatian: Vatroglavi Kraljic, Vatroglavi Kraljić, Zlatoglavi ili vatroglavi kraljić
Hungarian: Tüzesfeju királyka, Tüzesfejû királyka, Tüzesfejű királyka, Tüzesfejű királyka (Európai)
Armenian: Կարմրագլուխ Արքայիկ
Icelandic: Gullkollur
Italian: Fiorrancino
Japanese (romaji): mamijirokikuitadaki, mamijirokikuitadaki (ignicapilla/balearica)
Japanese: マミジロキクイタダキ, マミジロキクイタダキ (ignicapilla/balearica), マミヂロキクィタダキ
Georgian: წითელთავა ნარჩიტა, წითელთავა ღაბუაჩიტი
Kabardian: псейбзу
Kazakh: қызылбас шымшық
Cornish: Tangryben
Kirghiz: кызыл баш мыймыт
Scientific: Orchilus ignicapillus, Regulus ignicapilla, Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla, Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla/balearica, Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla/balearicus, Regulus ignicapillus, Regulus ignicapillus ignapillus, Sylvia ignicapilla
Luxembourgish: Feierkäppchen
Lithuanian: Baltabruvis nykštukas
Latvian: Sārtgalvītis, Sārtgalvītis (ignicapilla/balearicus)
Macedonian: Црвеноглаво кралче
Moldavian: Aușel sprâncenat
Maltese: Bufula tat-Toppu Aħmar
Dutch: Vuur goudhaantje, Vuurgoudhaan, Vuurgoudhaantje, Vuurgoudhaantje (Europese)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudtoppfuglekonge
Norwegian: Rødtoppfuglekonge, rødtoppfuglekonge (ignicapilla/balearica)
Polish: zniczek, zniczek (ssp. ignicapilla/balearica), zniczek (zwyczajny)
Portuguese: estrelinha real, Estrelinha-de-cabeça-listada, Estrelinha-real
Portuguese (Portugal): Estrelinha-real, Estrelinha-real (ignicapilla/balearica)
Romansh: Retgottel da stad
Rhaeto-Romance: Retgottel da stad
Romanian: Aușel sprâncenat, Auşel sprâncenat
Russian: Krasnogolovy Korolyok, Королек красноголовый, Красноголовый королек, Красноголовый королёк, Красноголовый королёк (подвид ignicapilla/balearica)
Northern Sami: Dolloailoddegonagas
Slovak: králiček ohnivohlavý, Králik ohnivohlavý
Slovenian: rdeceglavi kraljicek, rdečeglavi kraljiček
Albanian: Kurorë zjarri, Mbretëthi vetullbardhë, Mbretthi vetullbardhë
Serbian: vatroglavi kraljic, vatroglavi kraljić
Swedish: Brandkronad kungsfågel
Turkmen: gyzylbaş hurmajyk
Turkish: Sürmeli Çalıkuşu, Sürmeli Çalıkuşu (ignicapilla/balearica), sürmeli çalykuşu
Tatar: кызыл башлы кәрлә тургай
Ukrainian: Золотомушка червоночуба , Золотомушка червоночуба (підвид ignicapilla/balearica), Червоноголовий корольок, Червоночуба золотомушка
Uzbek: қизилбош королек
Chinese: 火冠戴菊
Chinese (Traditional): 歐洲火冠戴菊, 火冠戴菊
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