Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (Male)

• Scientific Name: Regulus Calendula
• Common Name: Ruby-Crowned Kinglet (Male)
• Diet: insects, spiders, fruits, seeds, sap
• Color: grayish green
• Size: 4.25 inches
• Active Period: Winter
• Habitat: washes
• Field Identification: concealed red patch on head, white eye ring, white wing bars, hyperactive
• Nest: hanging cup
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Regulus
• Family: Regulidae (kinglets)
• Order: Passeriformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: calendula