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Ruby-crowned kinglet
Regulus calendula

Ruby-crowned kinglet
Ruby-crowned kinglet

Size: 4.25 inches
Overall Color: grayish green
Occurrence: woodlands and thickets
Diet: insects, spiders, fruits, seeds, sap
Nest: hanging cup
Field Identification: concealed red patch on head, white eye ring, white wing bars, hyperactive, flicks wings
Season: summer


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Passeriformes
Family: 64 Regulidae (kinglets)
Genus: Regulus
Species: calendula

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