Madeira Firecrest

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Madeira Firecrest (Regulus madeirensis )

The Madeira Firecrest (Regulus madeirensis ) is on the island of Madeira occurring 8 to 8.5 inches large songbird.

This bird was viewed by 2003 as a subspecies of summer gold chicken. From this it differs by the shorter About eye-streak, the dull orange hood and a longer beak.

The firecrest lives in laurel forests in the mid to higher elevations and collect insects from leaves and branches. The spherical nest hanging from a branch and is made ​​of cobwebs, moss and small twigs.