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Flamecrest
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The flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi), also known as the Taiwan firecrest, is a species of bird in the kinglet family Regulidae. It is endemic to the mountains of Taiwan.
Species
Least Concern台湾戴菊（学名：Regulus goodfellowi）又名火冠戴菊，臺灣話稱杉仔鳥(sam-á-tsiáu)，为戴菊科戴菊属的鸟类，是台湾的特有种。分布于台湾等地。该物种的模式产地在台湾。
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Regulus
- Named after
- Walter Goodfellow
- Mass
- 7
- Image
- RegulusGoodfellowiLodge.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Regulus goodfellowi
- taxon name
- Regulus goodfellowi
- endemic to
- China
- taxon common name
- estrelinha-da-formosa
- short name
- R. goodfellowi
- taxon author citation
- Ogilvie-Grant, 1906
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Distribution and habitat
- Behaviour
- Feeding
- Voice
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The flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi), also known as the Taiwan firecrest, is a species of bird in the kinglet family Regulidae. It is endemic to the mountains of Taiwan.
==Description== The flamecrest is a small perching bird, resembling a warbler. Its length is only and weight about 7 g, making it the smallest of all Taiwan's endemic bird species, and the smallest and most colourful member of its family in the world.
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