| Ruby-crowned Kinglet Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Very small, active bird that often flicks its wings - Thin bill - Broken eye ring - Olive upperparts - Pale olive underparts - White wing bars - Yellow edges to flight feathers and tail - Male has red patch in center of crown (not always visible) Similar species The Hutton's Vireo is very similar in plumage but has a thicker bill. The Golden-crowned Kinglet is similar in size to the Ruby-crowned Kinglet but has a white supercilium and yellow crown. Warblers are larger, don't flick their wings and lack the broken eye ring. |
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