Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Wider Countryside Report
Regional Trends:
Scotland
Wales
England  
English Regions
Distribution:
Atlas Maps
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BBS Maps
British Population Size:
Summer:
773 thousand territories
in 2000
 
First Record:
1544
Conservation Status:
GREEN
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern:
regulus GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Coniferous Wood
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
11 to 20 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
BirdTrack
Garden BirdWatch
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
14 x 10 mm
Egg Weight:
0.8 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
13
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
6 - 8 eggs
6.81 ± 1.81 (2 - 12) N = 149
Incubation:
16- 19 days
16.84 ± 2.57 (12 - 20.5) N = 149
by the:
Female
Fledging:
17 - 18days
17.15 ± 1.94 (13 - 20.5) N = 198
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
2 May (14 Apr - 13 Jun)
Number of Broods:
2
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
12778
(Annual Totals )
Adult Survival:
0.149
± 0.126
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
4 years 10 months 9 days (set in 1994)
Summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
AA
Wing Length
Adult:
52.8 ± 1.8
Range
50 - 56 mm, N =13850
Juvenile:
53.1 ± 1.7
50 - 56 mm, N =48767
Male:
53.9 ± 1.5
52 - 56 mm, N =7394
Female:
51.7 ± 1.4
50 - 54 mm, N =6381
Weight
Adult:
5.33 ± 0.62
Range
4.70 - 6.10 g , N =12013
Juvenile:
5.36 ± 0.58
4.80 - 6.10 g , N =40984
Male:
5.40 ± 0.44
4.80 - 6.10 g , N =6379
Female:
5.25 ± 0.77
4.60 - 6.00 g , N =5570
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Crìonag-bhuidhe
Welsh:
Dryw Eurben
Danish:
Fuglekonge
Dutch:
Goudhaantje
Finnish:
Hippiäinen
French:
Roitelet huppé
German:
Wintergoldhähnchen
Hungarian:
Sárgafeju királyka
Icelandic:
Glókollur
Irish:
Cíorbhuí
Italian:
Regolo
Norwegian:
Fuglekonge
Polish:
Mysikrólik zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Estrelinha-de-poupa
Spanish:
Reyezuelo sencillo
Swedish:
Kungsfågel
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