Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRegulidae (Kinglets)
- GenusRegulus (Firecrests, Goldcrests, and Allies)
- SpeciesRegulus regulus (Goldcrest)
Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
📅 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 Vatnajokull National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Goldcrest sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 357 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Goldcrest in Vatnajokull National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Goldcrest in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.