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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Kinglets (Regulidae)
Code 4
GCKI
Code 6
REGSAT
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
All-purpose
Eye Color:
Brown.
Head pattern:
Capped, Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Orange-yellow bordered with black stripes.
Forehead Color:
White and black
Nape Color:
Olive-green
Throat Color:
Pale Gray
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
9-10 cm (3.5-4 in)
Weight:
6 g (0.2 oz)
Size:
Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary:
Gray, Olive
Underparts:
Pale Gray
Upperparts:
Olive-green
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Weak fluttering flight, alternating rapid shallow wing strokes with a brief pull of wings to sides. Hovers over food before dipping down to pick it up with beak.
Wingspan Range:
17-18 cm (6.5-7 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Forked Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Dark olive-green
Under Tail:
Pale Gray
Leg Color:
Dark Brown
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X