Goldcrest

Regulus regulus
Kinglets (Regulidae)

♀

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Small agile songbird of forests with a thin yellow crest. Pale greenback and lighter grey-green belly, green wings with black stripes and markings. Large dark eyes with a white edge and a small black moustache. 
The ♀ has black along the yellow crest whereas the ♂ has a yellow-orange crest with black alongside that can be raised to impress.

Found near pine forests or parks looking for insects, is not threatened easily. 

⇔ l. 8-9 cm

Smallest bird of Europe. The singing is rhythmic with many repeats, very high a tone so some people cannot hear it. Partly migratory bird.
The national bird of Luxembourg.

LA:
≈ The REGULUS IGNICAPILLA (Firecrest) has more colours, no eye ring but an eye stripe.

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