Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A golden-crested bird of the genus Regulus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The European golden-crested kinglet (
Regulus cristatus , orRegulus regulus ); -- called alsogolden-crested wren , andgolden wren . The name is also sometimes applied to the American golden-crested kinglet. Seekinglet .
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- noun A very small
passerine bird , Regulus regulus, that breeds inEurasia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch
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Examples
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"The goldcrest is a 'boom and bust' species - after cold winters only a quarter of the autumn population may be left to breed, but numbers can rally with pairs sometimes rearing more than 15 chicks in the following spring and summer," said Dr Harrison.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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"The goldcrest is a 'boom and bust' species - after cold winters only a quarter of the autumn population may be left to breed, but numbers can rally with pairs sometimes rearing more than 15 chicks in the following spring and summer," said Dr Harrison.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Waterbirds such as the kingfisher suffered very high mortality rates when rivers and streams froze over, while small insect-eating species such as the treecreeper, goldcrest, wren and long-tailed tit died because of widespread "glazed frosts", a layer of ice over the branches of trees which covered up their food supply.
Weatherwatch: 'War winter' took it's toll on Britain's birds 2011
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If you have never heard the lilting song of the linnet, spotted the distinctive plumage of a goldcrest, or waited for the whirring wings of a grey partridge, it is increasingly unlikely that you ever will.
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•Our smallest bird, the goldcrest can be distinctly heard giving its very thin song at 0:12 and again at 1:02.
Listen to the National Trust audio guide to Britain's bird species 2010
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Others contributing to the soundtrack include the goldcrest, blackbird, thrush, chiffchaff, wren, mallard, coot and even the garden bully, the wood pigeon.
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The fuse-wire-thin goldcrest calls, a single curtailed pink of a chaffinch, and my breath.
A Year on the Wing TIM DEE 2009
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A goldcrest like a northern European hummingbird fluttered at a leaf edge, having made it this far on tiny wings and without a woodcock to ride on.
A Year on the Wing TIM DEE 2009
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However, it is the smallest-bodied birds that suffer the most, and in our gardens that means, in particular, the coal tit, long-tailed tit, wren and goldcrest.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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However small birds such as the goldcrest, wren and even the more common blue tit may be spotted less as many will have suffered in the coldest December on record, although the few that are left are likely to be found in gardens.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
sonofgroucho commented on the word goldcrest
My Flickr friend Roger Butterfield tells me this is the smallest British bird. It's only 9 cm long. Here's Roger's picture of one.
November 6, 2007
reesetee commented on the word goldcrest
Nice photo! Looks very much like its North American counterpart, the Golden-Crowned Kinglet. :-)
November 6, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word goldcrest
Whoa. That bird (both of them, actually) is cute as the dickens!
November 6, 2007