Flamecrest vs Goldcrest
The goldcrest is heavier: 5.54 g against 4.1 g for the flamecrest, about 35% more.
Photo: G E Lodge (d 1954) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a flamecrest and a goldcrest?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The goldcrest is heavier: 5.54 g against 4.1 g for the flamecrest, about 35% more.
- Both belong to the genus Regulus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Flamecrest | Goldcrest | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Regulus goodfellowi | Regulus regulus |
| Family | Regulidae | Regulidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 4.1 g – 7 g | 5.54 g – 5.85 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 7 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | arthropods |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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