Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRegulidae (Kinglets)
- GenusRegulus (Firecrests, Goldcrests, and Allies)
- SpeciesRegulus regulus (Goldcrest)
Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park
Common Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Great Tit
Parus major
Bearded Reedling
Panurus biarmicus
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Goldcrest in Hortobágy National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Goldcrest sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Goldcrest in Hortobágy National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Goldcrest in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.