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Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Regulus calendula

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Bushes on Grand Canyon south rim

Species ID Suggestions

Ruby-crowned kinglet

Regulus calendula

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jamerbean
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Comments (3)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Thanks for the suggestion, I've changed the details to your suggestion but left the "required ID" box ticked just in case.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Ah well, birds don't always stick to a set timetable, my book suggests for a Ruby-crowned Kinglet it was either in the summer or migratory range and the weather that year was still summerlike so perhaps it extended its stay or took its time returning south. I have to agree it looks very like the drawing of a female.
jamerbean
Not 100% positive on the ID since it seems to be a bit out of its range for the time of year it was spotted, but it's a dead ringer for the wing and tail coloration and the beak. If it is a ruby-crowned kinglet, it's an immature or female one.

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PublishedMarch 4, 2011

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