Species group · Birds
Kinglets
WAnimals has 2 species of kinglet, all 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 entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of kinglets on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 48 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
It is one of the smallest birds in Europe and yet, for all its 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 twenty degrees under zero: 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