Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRegulidae (Kinglets)
- GenusRegulus (Firecrests, Goldcrests, and Allies)
- SpeciesRegulus regulus (Goldcrest)
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Common Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Great Tit
Parus major
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Goldcrest sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 2025 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Goldcrest in Wadden Sea National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Goldcrest in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.