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Firecrest ©David Tipling/2020VISION
Firecrest
Enw gwyddonol: Regulus ignicapilla
The tiny firecrest vies with the goldcrest for the title of the UK's smallest bird. Once just a visitor, the firecrest can now be found breeding in woodlands in the south of England.
Species information
Ystadegau
Length: 9cmWingspan: 14cm
Weight: 6g
Statws cadwraethol
Classified in the UK as Green under the Birds of Conservation Concern 5: the Red List for Birds (2021). Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.