Goldcrest: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the goldcrest lives – recorded in 53 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Regulus regulus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	53 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Mass	0.77 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Regulidae

Where does the goldcrest live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the goldcrest in 53 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Africa, Poland.

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 big is a goldcrest?

Wikidata records the following for the goldcrest: mass 0.77 g (birth weight).

Is the goldcrest endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the goldcrest?

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

About the goldcrest

The goldcrest (Regulus regulus) 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 'petty king' or prince. 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Goldcrest (revision 1374367753), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26657 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).