Golden-crowned Kinglet

Regulus satrapa

✨ Shiny — winter rarity
Winter only — roughly November through March✨ Shiny — winter rarity

The take

Tiny, high in the conifers, crown like a struck match — winter's best squint-and-find.

How to ID it

  • Black-and-white striped face with a bright yellow-orange crown patch
  • Pale olive above and gray below with a thin white wingbar
  • Stays high in dense conifers, giving very high thin calls and hovering at needle tips

Field marks at a glance

Size
tiny
Head
yellow-orange crown on striped face
Call
very high thin see-see-see

Where & when

Winter only — roughly November through March

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