The Kinglets (little kings) are so named because of their bold crowns.
Genus Regulus
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
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John and Fish - Taiwan 2)
Opaluna 3)
Nik_Borrow - United Kingdom 4)
Jose Arino - Spain
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Flamecrest Regulus goodfellowi Found: Taiwan
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Ross Tsai 2, 3) mapsphotos
2) Female 3) Male
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Goldcrest Regulus regulus Found: Europe, Asia , Africa
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Cj Hughson 2)
Oiseauxvendee - France 3)
Francis_Franklin 4)
Hans_Norelius - Sweden
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Kinglet,_Canary_Island Regulus teneriffae Found:
Canary Islands of Tenerife and La Gomera
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DrPhilippLehmann
Kinglet, Golden-crowned Regulus satrapa Found: North America
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Kelly Azar - Pennsylvania 2)
Brendan Lally - British Columbia 3)
Eugene_Beckes 4, 5, 6) Dick
Daniels - Scotland Neck, North Carolina
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![](../Images3SM/Kinglet,_Golden-crowned_BrendanLally.jpg)
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Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Regulus calendula Found: North America to Guatemala, Caribbean
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Winnu 2, 3) Alan
D Wilson - Serpentine Wildlife Area, Surrey, British
Columbia 4)
New Jersy Birds 5)
Dick
Daniels - Wyoming 6)
Charlie Westerinen - American River at Carmichael, California
1) Note the ruby crown
![](../People/WinnuSM/Kinglet,_Ruby-crowned_Winnu.jpg)
![](../People/Wilson/WilsonSm/Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Elaine_R_Wilson_6968.jpg)
![](../People/NJbirds/njSM/Kinglet,_Ruby-crowned_NewJerseyBirds.jpg)
![](../Daniels1SM/Kinglet, Ruby-crowned 09-15-2009 Wyoming.jpg)