Regulus satrapa
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) is a very small songbird in the family Regulidae that lives throughout much of North America. Adults are olive-gray on the upperparts with white underparts, thin bills and short tails. They have white wing bars, a black stripe through the eyes and a yellow crown surrounded by black. The adult male has an orange patch in the middle of the yellow crown. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but with a browner back and without the yellow crown. This is one of the smallest passerines in North America. Its length, at 8 to 11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in), is probably the shortest of any American passerine. Its weight, averaging 6.1 g (0.22 oz) for females and 6.3 g (0.22 oz) for males and ranging from 4.5 to 7.8 g (0.16 to 0.28 oz), is similar to the American bushtit and black-tailed gnatcatcher. The golden-crowned kinglet has a wingspan of 5.5–7.1 in (14–18 cm).
The golden-crowned kinglet is insectivorous, foraging in trees or shrubs, where it eats insects (especially caterpillars), insect eggs and spiders. It produces a series of high-pitched calls on a single note, and tends not to fear human approach. Its nest is a well... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Kinglet sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 1,089 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 152 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Kinglet in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against about 10% in January to March, the lowest months. Those are among Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-crowned Kinglet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 33
Of the 33 parks where we can rate Golden-crowned Kinglet sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ranks 6th at about 40%. The best odds are in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 50%), Glacier National Park (United States, about 50%) and Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 50%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-crowned Kinglet is recorded against all the birds logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (1,089 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
