Common firecrest / Sommergoldhähnchen (Regulus ignicapilla)

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Wikipedia Sommergoldhaehnchen (Regulus ignicapilla) weiblich.
Classification: Genus Regulus; Family Old world warblers (Sylviidae)
General:

The common firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla), also known as the firecrest, is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. It breeds in most of temperate Europe and northwestern Africa, and is partially migratory, with birds from central Europe wintering to the south and west of their breeding range. Firecrests in the Balearic Islands and north Africa are widely recognised as a separate subspecies, but the population on Madeira, previously also treated as a subspecies, is now treated as a distinct species, the Madeira firecrest, Regulus madeirensis. A fossil ancestor of the firecrest has been identified from a single wing bone. [more]
on pine tree
Vocalization:

A slow crescendo of short "tze" sounds in a phrase rising slightly in pitch, without the repeated arpeggiated movements of goldcrest. [Link]
Song:

Wie [beim Wintergoldhähnchen] aber auf gleicher Tonhöhe bleibend. [Link]

Song: Similar in timbre to Goldcrest, but much more monotonous. [Link]
Calls:

„sisisi“ [Link]

Call: a thin "tsi tsi tsi" similar to Goldcrest, but not so sharp. [Link]
Physical details: length=9 cm, wingspan=13-16 cm, weight=4-6 g
Habitats: Forest

Song: Very high rhythmic repetition of about 3 seconds
Song attributes: Melody: simple rhythmic, fast, Frequency: 6-8 KHz
First documented observation : 2021-07-28 in Engadin.

Media

Sommergoldhaehnchen, bever - oder wintergoldhaehnchen. 2021-07-28 17.29.06 Engadin

♫ First firecrest heard From the woods near Neschwil. I heard a high song I didn't recognize in an area with very tall evergreen and a few deciduous trees. BirdNet couldn't get a connection to its server, but later in said it was almost certain it was a common firecrest or Sommergoldhähnchen, which was on my list of local birds to be found. 2020-05-09 16.28.08 Luppmen (song)

♫ First firecrest heard From the woods near Neschwil 2020-05-09 16.29.09 Luppmen (song)

♫ First firecrest heard From the woods near Neschwil 2020-05-09 16.29.31 Luppmen (song)

♫ First firecrest heard From the woods near Neschwil 2020-05-09 16.31.51 Luppmen (song)

♫ Sommergoldhähnchen (song)

Additional Images

Sommergoldhaehnchen, bever - oder wintergoldhaehnchen - fliegt weg. 2021-07-28 17.32.06 Engadin