{"id":25347,"date":"2012-11-05T14:16:46","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:13:49","slug":"goldcrest-regulus-regulus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/small-landbirds\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldcrest Regulus regulus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Goldcrest is the smallest European bird. It is dull greenish above, with buff\/white underparts, two white wingbars, and a plain face with a conspicuous black eye. The crown has black sides and a narrow black front, and a bright central crest, orange in the male and yellow in the female.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Goldcrest\u00a0<i>Regulus\u00a0regulus<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-223-25347\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1612\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus-8.jpg\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/thumbs\/thumbs_goldcrest-regulus-regulus-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1611\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus-7.jpg\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/thumbs\/thumbs_goldcrest-regulus-regulus-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1610\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus-6.jpg\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/thumbs\/thumbs_goldcrest-regulus-regulus-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1609\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus-5.jpg\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/thumbs\/thumbs_goldcrest-regulus-regulus-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1608\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus-4.jpg\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/thumbs\/thumbs_goldcrest-regulus-regulus-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1607\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus-3.jpg\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/thumbs\/thumbs_goldcrest-regulus-regulus-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1606\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus-2.jpg\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/thumbs\/thumbs_goldcrest-regulus-regulus-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1605\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus\/goldcrest-regulus-regulus-1.jpg\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) at Gubbeen, Co. 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