Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Flamecrest
Regulus goodfellowi
- legendaris
- 75 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Taiwan's tiniest endemic, a needle-tip of a bird with a crown that looks lit from inside. Flickers through fir branches like a wind-blown ember.
- Populasi
- Global population size not separately quantified; Taiwan's (essentially the whole global) population is estimated at roughly 10,000-100,000 breeding pairs, described as common/locally common, with a decreasing but not rapid trend (Least Concern).
- Habitat
- High-elevation evergreen/coniferous montane forest, generally between about 1,390-3,700 m (above ~2,000 m and most commonly above 2,500 m), with a preference for stands above 2,500 m.
- Fakta menarik
- The Flamecrest is Taiwan's smallest endemic bird (about 9 cm, ~7 g), named for the vivid orange-yellow crest on its crown which males erect when excited, and its lineage split from the mainland Goldcrest roughly 3 million years ago.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to the high mountains of Taiwan (e.g. Alishan, Da Yu Ling, Hehuanshan, Yu Shan, Anmashan); extent of occurrence approx. 29,400 km²; resident with local altitudinal movement.
- Makanan
- Primarily insectivorous — gleans insects and larvae from tree branches, twigs, and leaf sheaths of conifers and broad-leaved trees; occasionally takes seeds and berries.
- Ukuran
- 0,09 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,15 m
- Masa hidup
- 1,7 tahun
