Goldcrest
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| phylum | Chordata | The goldcrest has a bright crest and a relatively plain face. A little orange is seen at the back of the crest indicating a maleThe goldcrest is usually easily distinguished from other small birds in its range, but poor views could possibly lead to confusion with the common firecrest or yellow-browed warbler. The adult common firecrest has a distinguishing face pattern showing a bright white supercilium (eyebrow) and black eye-stripe, and the juvenile usually shows enough of this face pattern to be readily distinguished from the plain-faced goldcrest.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Passeriformes | |
| family | Regulidae | |
| genus | Regulus | |
| species | R. regulus |
