Scientific Name: Regulus calendula

Residency: Year-round in northern Arizona; winters in southern and central part of the state.

Diet: Eats insects, spiders, and some fruit and seeds. Drinks tree sap. 

Predators: Sharp-shinned Hawks - and they are known to mob the Ruby-crowned Kinglet by flying close to its head.

Nesting: Nest made of mosses, twigs and lichens; lined with fur and other fine materials. Hangs from branch 2-100 ft. above ground. Eggs: 2-11 eggs per clutch, creamy white with brown marks.

Nesting Records:

Notes: Feeds at the tips of branches by hovering and gleaning from leaves. Constantly flicks its wings.

Photo: Taken at the Watt Preserve on January 2, 2007. For more photos, click on camera icon.

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