Species group · Birds
Kinglets
WAnimals has 2 species of kinglet, in the family Regulidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 48 countries
- 276 parks
- Weight
- 5 g – 8 g
- Length
- 8 cm – 10 cm
- Lifespan
- 3 – 7 years
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of kinglets on WAnimals
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
2 Least Concern
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Where they live
Recorded in 48 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Aiako Harria2 species
- Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici2 species
- Aizkorri-Aratz2 species
- Aralar2 species
- Armañón2 species
- Aukštaitija National Park2 species
- Babiogórski2 species
- Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons)2 species
- Bavarian Forest (Bayerischer Wald)2 species
- Berchtesgaden2 species
- Białowieża2 species
- Biebrzański2 species
Did you know…?
It is one of the smallest birds in Europe and yet, despite its tiny size, some populations migrate hundreds of kilometres, crossing even the North Sea.
From Goldcrest
It is the smallest bird in Europe, at about six grams, and even so it breeds in forests where winter drops below minus twenty degrees: to survive the night it has to eat almost its own weight in insects every day.
From Goldcrest
It lays up to eleven eggs in a clutch, one of the largest of any European passerine, in a hanging nest of moss and cobweb the size of a golf ball.
From Goldcrest
One of the smallest birds in Europe, at 5 grams, with a white stripe over the eye.
From Firecrest
It weighs five grams: a quarter as much as a sparrow, and half its length.
From Firecrest
Its calls are so high-pitched that many people stop hearing them as they get older, which is why the bird goes unnoticed.
From Firecrest