Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula


The Ruby-Crowned Kinglet is a small delicate passerine bird (Family: Regulidae, Order: Passeriformes).

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula


The black bill of the kinglet is short, sharp, and slender that is different from the finches', and is a good field marker.

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula

Lake Mendocino, CA
2008-02-15

The kinglet has an olive-green body, white eye rings, and white wing bars.