firecrest

A small bird (Regulus ignicapillus) native to Europe, N Africa, and Madeira; head with orange stripe and white eyebrows; inhabits woodland or scrubland; eats insects; Europe's smallest breeding bird. (Family: Regulidae, sometimes placed in Silviidae.)

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Regulidae
Genus:	Regulus
Species:	R.

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