Golden-crowned Kinglet
(Regulus satrapa)

Overview

Summary

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The Golden-crowned Kinglet is an abundant and widespread bird of Canada's coniferous and mixed forests. The Breeding Bird Survey indicates that Canadian populations have fluctuated over the years but, overall, have increased since 1970. This species has been identified as a priority for conservation and/or stewardship in one or more Bird Conservation Region Strategies in Canada.

Designations

Population status

Population estimate

Distribution maps

• BirdLife International / NatureServe
• Breeding Bird Survey (BBS): Relative Abundance and Breeding Distribution (1993-2012)

Migration strategy, occurrence

Responsibility for conservation of world population

Conservation and management

The Golden-crowned Kinglet is strongly associated with old-growth conifer forest and is adversely affected by some logging operations, which may explain population declines in the west (Swanson et al. 2012). However, kinglets benefit from extensive spruce plantings in some areas (Swanson et al. 2012). Populations are known to fluctuate in response to severe winter weather (Swanson et al. 2012). Currently, there is little conservation concern for this very abundant species.

Bird conservation region strategies

Environment and Climate Change Canada and partners have developed Bird Conservation Region Strategies in each of Canada’s Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs). In these strategies, selected species are identified as priorities for one or more of the following reasons:

• conservation concerns (i.e., species vulnerable due to population size, distribution, population trend, abundance, or threats)
• stewardship responsibilities (i.e., species that typify the regional avifauna or have a large proportion of their range or population in the sub-region)
• management concerns (i.e., species that require ongoing management because of their socio-economic importance as game species, or because of their impacts on other species or habitats)
• other concerns (i.e., species deemed a priority by regional experts for other reasons than those listed above or because they are listed as species at risk or concern at the provincial level)

Select any of the sub-regions below to view the BCR strategy for additional details.

References

• Swanson, D.L., J.L. Ingold and R. Galati. 2012. Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Swanson, D.L., J.L. Ingold and R. Galati. 2012. Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. (Link)