Regulus (bird)
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Regulus is a genus of bird in the family Regulidae.
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Regulus | |
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Golden-crowned kinglet (R. satrapa) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Regulidae |
Genus: | Regulus Cuvier, 1800 |
Species | |
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It contains most kinglet species aside from the ruby-crowned kinglet (Corthylio calendula), which was formerly classified in Regulus but is now known to belong to its own genus.[1]