Bird
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla · Regulidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsApr–May · Octmost records
Records873,266in 47 countries
Most seen inFrance233,976 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Firecrest in brief
The firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) is a bird of the Regulidae family — species of bird.
Across the 47 countries we cover it has 873,266 published records, most of them from France, Spain and the Netherlands. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, May and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France233,976 records · best May, Apr
Spain194,567 records · best Oct, May
Netherlands137,983 records · best Oct, Nov
Portugal52,653 records · best Apr, May
Sweden43,783 records · best Apr, May
Germany40,592 records · best May, Apr
United Kingdom38,370 records · best Oct, Mar
Belgium25,889 records · best Oct, Nov
Italy24,072 records · best Jan, Dec
Denmark19,797 records · best Apr, Oct
Switzerland9,607 records · best Apr, May
Austria9,093 records · best May, Apr
Czechia8,817 records · best May, Apr
Poland7,623 records · best Apr, May
Greece3,979 records · best Nov, May
Luxembourg3,839 records · best Apr, May
Türkiye3,109 records · best Oct, Nov
Morocco1,897 records · best Mar, Apr
Norway1,737 records · best Nov, Oct
Bulgaria1,506 records · best May, Jun
Croatia1,263 records · best Oct, May
Estonia1,227 records · best May, Apr
Slovakia1,212 records · best Apr, May
Ukraine1,035 records · best May, Apr
Slovenia722 records · best May, Jun
Lithuania666 records · best May, Apr
Romania583 records · best Apr, May
Serbia574 records · best Oct, Mar
Hungary551 records · best Oct, Apr
Andorra506 records · best Jul, May
Finland439 records · best May, Apr
Belarus251 records · best May, Apr
Montenegro197 records · best Oct, Mar
Latvia183 records · best Apr, May
Ireland173 records · best Oct, Mar
Georgia154 records · best Oct, Sep
Algeria137 records · best May, Jun
Albania115 records · best Oct, May
Tunisia90 records · best Apr, Feb
North Macedonia71 records · best Jun, May
Bosnia and Herzegovina66 records · best Apr, May
San Marino38 records · best Jun, May
Monaco33 records · best Oct, Nov
Malta32 records · best Jan, Feb
Liechtenstein26 records · best Apr, Oct
Vatican City18 records · best Sep, Apr
Kosovo15 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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