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Ruby-crowned Kinglet
(Regulus calendula)

    
        
 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Information
                                 
Length: 3.75 - 4.25"

Habitat:
Breeding Habitat: Coniferous forests, mixed forests, bogs.

Winter Habitat: Wide
variety, including deciduous 		Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Photo © Robert Royse
woodlands, mixed forests, coniferous forests, thickets, brushy areas, and abandoned fields. Click to enlarge
 

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.
 
 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet ID tipsIdentification tips for Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 
 
Range Maps:
(Click map to enlarge.)
 
R-Crowned Kinglet Breeding Map R-Crowned Kinglet Winter Map      USGS
     
Breeding Map          Winter Map (CBC)     
 
 
Additional Information:
 
National Wildlife Federation
Photo of Ruby-crowned Kinglet, song (sound file), description, voice, habitat, nesting, range, discussion.
 
     
   

 

 
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