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Regulus regulus  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 562698

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Motacilla regulus Linnaeus, 1758
  
  Common Name(s): Roitelet huppé [French]
  
    Reyezuelo sencillo [Spanish]
  
    estrelinha-de-poupa [Portuguese]
  
    Goldcrest [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyRegulidae Vigors, 1825 – Kinglets, Goldcrests, roitelets, Firecrests  
                               GenusRegulus Cuvier, 1800 – Kinglets  
                                  SpeciesRegulus regulus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Roitelet huppé, Reyezuelo sencillo, estrelinha-de-poupa, Goldcrest  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus azoricus Seebohm, 1883  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus buturlini Loudon, 1911  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus coatsi Sushkin, 1904  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus ellenthalerae Päckert, Dietzen, J. Martens, Wink & Kvist, 2006  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus himalayensis Bonaparte, 1856  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus hyrcanus Zarudny, 1910  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus inermis Murphy & Chapin, 1929  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus japonensis Blakiston, 1862  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus regulus (Linnaeus, 1758)  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus sanctaemariae Vaurie, 1954  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus sikkimensis Meinertzhagen & A. Meinertzhagen, 1926  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus teneriffae Seebohm, 1883  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus tristis Pleske, 1892  
                                     Subspecies Regulus regulus yunnanensis Rippon, 1906  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Regulus regulus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Regulus regulus, Goldcrest [English]   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.01.30, website (version 30-Jan-11)  
  Acquired: 2012   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Regulus regulus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright  
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Birds of the World: Recommended English Names   
  Page(s): ix + 259   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-12827-8   
  Notes: Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset   
  Reference for: Regulus regulus, Goldcrest [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    Southern Asia  
       
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