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Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla [Temminck, 1820]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
BTO Codes:
FC , FIREC
EURING No:
13150
Number in Britain:
165 males (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
ignicapilla recorded in Britain (of 5 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
9 cm
Wingspan:
14 cm
Weight:
M/F: 6 g
Scientific name from:
L.: regulus =a prince or kinglet
and L.: ignis =fire + capillus =capped
World Distribution:
Europe, nw Africa & Near East
Habitat:
Coniferous & mixed forest
Diet:
Insects (esp aphids, springtails and caterpillars), spiders mostly on twigs in tree crown
TitBit:
Now widespread as a breeding bird in much of southern England, the inhabitatnts of Wendover (Bucks) were so taken with these birds, which breed in the local forest, they renamed their pub as 'The Firecrest' (previously it had been 'The Office')
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
80 to 250 males
in 1988-91
First Record:
1832
First Breeding Record:
Hampshire 1962
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
3.3 to 6.7 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), Bern(III), Bonn(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
14 x 10 mm
Egg Weight:
0.7 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
7 - 10 eggs
Incubation:
15 - 17 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
19 - 20 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
2
Number Ringed:
281
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
1yr7m
Biometrics
Ring Size:
AA
Wing Length
Adult:
53.1 ± 1.8
Range
50 - 56 mm, N =515
Juvenile:
53.2 ± 1.8
50 - 56 mm, N =1286
Male:
54.3 ± 1.4
52 - 57 mm, N =268
Female:
51.7 ± 1.2
50 - 54 mm, N =243
Weight
Adult:
5.39 ± 0.49
Range
4.70 - 6.40 g , N =485
Juvenile:
5.29 ± 0.47
4.60 - 6.10 g , N =1159
Male:
5.53 ± 0.48
4.80 - 6.50 g , N =253
Female:
5.24 ± 0.46 .
4.60 - 6.00 g , N =228
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Dryw Penfflamgoch
Danish:
Rødtoppet fuglekonge
Dutch:
Vuurgoudhaantje
Finnish:
Tulipäähippiäinen
French:
Riotelet triple-bandeau
German:
Sommergoldhähnchen
Hungarian:
Tüzesfeju királyka
Icelandic:
Gullkollur
Irish:
Lasairchíor
Italian:
Fiorrancino
Norwegian:
Rødtoppfuglekonge
Polish:
Zniczek
Portuguese:
Estrelinha-de-cabeça-listada
Spanish:
Reyezuelo listado
Swedish:
Brandkronad kungsfågel
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