Flamecrest

Regulus goodfellowi Ogilvie-Grant, 1906

9 cmLength4.1 gWeight

Taiwan (China)’s smallest endemic bird has an orange-yellow crest on the crown, with white rings around the eyes giving it the appearance of having two black eyes.

Busiest months: May · Most records: China

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Orange-yellow crest on the crown with black crown stripes
White feathers surrounding black eye patches, giving the appearance of two black eyes
Green upper back; yellow rump and flanks
White wing patches

Male, female and young

The female’s crown stripe is entirely yellow; the male’s is orange in the center, and the male raises its crest when excited.

Voice

High-pitched “see-see-see”; also a thin, drawn-out, sharp “zi zi yi”.

Where and when it's recorded

Flamecrest has been recorded at 6 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Dasyueshan IBA – Xiaoxueshan Lodge (50K)Taiwan (China)1,518 records
Yushan NP – TatakaTaiwan (China)859 records
Nantou – Meifeng Highland Experimental Farm of NTUTaiwan (China)145 records

More places

Dasyueshan IBA – Dasyueshan Forest-Road 23.5KTaiwan (China)5 records
Nantou – Xitou Nature Education AreaTaiwan (China)3 records
Taipei – WulaiTaiwan (China)1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

China

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi), also known as the Taiwan (China) firecrest, is a species of bird in the kinglet family Regulidae. It is endemic to the mountains of Taiwan (China).

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