Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Information
Length: 3.75 - 4.25"
Habitat:
Breeding Habitat: Coniferous forests, mixed forests, bogs.
Winter Habitat: Wide variety, including deciduous woodlands, mixed forests, coniferous forests, thickets, brushy areas, and abandoned fields.
Diet: In breeding season, mostly small insects such as aphids, scale insects, bark beetles, leafhoppers, and small wasps.
Also, insect larvae, spiders, spider eggs, pseudoscorpions, and tree sap.
In winter, fruit (especially berries) and seeds.
Song & calls of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Additional Information
Ruby-crowned KingletHabitat, diet, feeding behavior, nesting, migration, and conservation status of this bird. Includes range map, photos, and songs and calls. (From Audubon Field Guide)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
(Female or non-breeding male)
Photo © Robert Royse
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Identification Tips
- 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)
(Credit: U. S. Geological Survey)
Breeding Bird Survey Map,
2011-2015
(Image credit: USGS)
Range in New England
In New England, the Ruby-crowned Kinglet breeds in portions of the northern states. In southern New England, this bird is mostly seen during migration, although some do overwinter in this area.
Winter Map from eBird
Sightings of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Nov-Mar
over last 10 years
Christmas Bird Count Map
Historical CBC Map from USGS