Summary ³

L 4” Wt. 0.2oz
Description: The Golden-crowned Kinglet is a tiny songbird with an olive gray body, a black eyebrow stripe, and an orange streak on its head. They have a thin white wing bar.

Habitat: Mature coniferous forests.

Fun Facts: Kinglets are found in mixed flocks of birds with chickadees and creepers. The Golden-crowned Kinglet is not much bigger than a hummingbird and it can survive –40 degree nights, sometimes huddling together for warmth.

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2. (c) Minette Layne, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7232133@N08/3219106075
3. Adapted by islandstewards from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulus_satrapa

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