Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRegulidae (Kinglets)
- GenusRegulus (Firecrests, Goldcrests, and Allies)
- SpeciesRegulus regulus (Goldcrest)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
Common Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Great Tit
Parus major
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla
European Serin
Serinus serinus
📅 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 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Goldcrest sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 238 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Goldcrest in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Goldcrest in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.