Common Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRegulidae (Kinglets)
- GenusRegulus (Firecrests, Goldcrests, and Allies)
- SpeciesRegulus ignicapilla (Common Firecrest)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cetti
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Great Tit
Parus major
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 13 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 14 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 16 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 17 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 18 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 19 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 20 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 21 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Firecrest in Doñana National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Firecrest sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Firecrest in Doñana National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Firecrest in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.