Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRegulidae (Kinglets)
- GenusRegulus (Firecrests, Goldcrests, and Allies)
- SpeciesRegulus regulus (Goldcrest)
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
Common Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
📅 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 Mercantour National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Goldcrest sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 46 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Goldcrest in Mercantour National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Goldcrest in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.