Madeira Firecrest

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The Madeira Firecrest Regulus madeirensis is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family, closely allied to the Firecrest, and until recently considered a subspecies of it. It is endemic on the island of Madeira.

It differs from the Firecrest in having a shorter supercilium, duller orange crest and a longer bill, and different song and call notes.

References and external links

• Sangster, G., et al. (2005). Taxonomic recommendations for British birds. Ibis 147: 821-826 Available [online].
• [Madeira Birds - Firecrest]

 

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