Common firecrest: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common firecrest lives – recorded in 31 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Regulus ignicapilla
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	31 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Lifespan	5.6 years
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Regulidae

Where does the common firecrest live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common firecrest in 31 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How long does a common firecrest live?

Wikidata records a life expectancy of 5.6 years for the common firecrest.

Is the common firecrest endangered?

The common firecrest’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common firecrest?

The common firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Regulidae, genus Regulus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common firecrest

The common firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla), 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common firecrest (revision 1359676230), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27471 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).