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Goldcrest Regulus regulus

IUCN Red List history

Year Category
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Not Recognised
2000 Not Recognised
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency Medium
Land mass type   Average mass -

Distribution

  Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 13,200,000 medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) 14,600,000 medium
Number of locations -
Fragmentation -

Population & trend

  Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals 80000000-200000000 poor Estimated 2009
Population trend Decreasing -
Number of subpopulations - - -
Largest subpopulation - - -
Population justification: The breeding population, which is confined to Europe, is estimated to number 10000-20000 breeding pairs, equating to 30000-60000 individuals (BirdLife International 2004).
Trend justification: In Europe, trends since 1980 show that populations have undergone a moderate decline (p<0.01), based on provisional data for 21 countries from the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (EBCC/RSPB/BirdLife/Statistics Netherlands; P. Vorisek in litt. 2008).

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory Occurrence status Extinct Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Afghanistan Native No      
Albania Native No      
Algeria Native No      
Andorra Native No      
Armenia Native No      
Austria Native No      
Azerbaijan Native No      
Belarus Native No      
Belgium Native No      
Bhutan Native No      
Bosnia and Herzegovina Native No      
Bulgaria Native No      
China (mainland) Native No      
Croatia Native No      
Cyprus Native No      
Czech Republic Native No      
Denmark Native No      
Estonia Native No      
Faroe Islands (to Denmark) Native No      
Finland Native No      
France Native No      
Georgia Native No      
Germany Native No      
Greece Native No      
Hungary Native No      
Iran, Islamic Republic of Native No   Yes  
Ireland Native No      
Israel Native No   Yes  
Italy Native No      
Japan Native No      
Kazakhstan Native No      
Kyrgyzstan Native No      
Latvia Native No      
Lebanon Native No   Yes  
Liechtenstein Native No      
Lithuania Native No      
Luxembourg Native No      
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Native No      
Malta Native No      
Moldova Native No      
Mongolia Native No      
Montenegro Native No      
Myanmar Native No      
Nepal Native No      
Netherlands Native No      
North Korea Native No      
Norway Native No      
Poland Native No      
Portugal Native No      
Romania Native No      
Russia (Asian) Native No      
Russia (Central Asian) Native No      
Russia (European) Native No      
Serbia Native No      
Slovakia Native No      
Slovenia Native No      
South Korea Native No      
Spain Native No      
Sweden Native No      
Switzerland Native No      
Tajikistan Native No      
Tunisia Native No      
Turkey Native No      
Ukraine Native No      
United Kingdom Native No      
Uzbekistan Native No      

Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria

Country/Territory IBA Name IBA link
Bulgaria Central Balkan site factsheet
Bulgaria Pirin site factsheet
Bulgaria Rila site factsheet
Bulgaria Trigrad-Mursalitsa site factsheet
Bulgaria Western Rhodopes site factsheet
Spain Arico pine woodland site factsheet
Spain El Canal y Los Tiles laurel forest site factsheet
Spain Garajonay National Park site factsheet
Spain La Palma laurel forest site factsheet
Spain Las Mercedes, Mina y Yedra, Aguirre, La Goleta, and Pedro Alvarez mountains site factsheet
Spain Mountain of Agua, gully of Los Cochinos and gully of Cuevas Negras site factsheet
Spain Vilaflor pine woodland site factsheet

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable breeding
Forest Boreal major breeding
Forest Boreal major non-breeding
Forest Temperate major breeding
Forest Temperate major non-breeding
Altitude 0 - 4000 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Utilisation

Purpose Primary form used Life stage used Source Scale Level Timing
Pets Whole Adults and juveniles Wild International Non-trivial Recent
Sport Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Regulus regulus. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/05/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 26/05/2013.

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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Key facts
Current IUCN Red List category Least Concern
Family Reguliidae (Goldcrests and kinglets)
Species name author (Linnaeus, 1758)
Population size 80000000-200000000 mature individuals
Population trend Decreasing
Distribution size (breeding/resident) 13,200,000 km2
Country endemic? No
Links to further information
- Summary information on this species