The goldcrest is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. Its colourful golden crest feathers, as well as being called the "king of the birds" in European folklore, gives rise to its English and scientific names. The scientific name, R. regulus, means king or knight. Several subspecies are recognised across the very large distribution range that includes much of the Palearctic and the islands of Macaronesia and Iceland. Birds from the north and east of its breeding range migrate to winter further south. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.188
Protonym:
Motacilla Regulus
Type locality:
Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 95.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/208/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
A7CC62D6BD333F25
Avibase ID:
avibase-A7CC62D6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A7CC62D6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562698
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Roitelet huppé ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Regulus regulus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Regulus [regulus or teneriffae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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