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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus - Goudhaan
Eurasia to North-Africa.
The following 14 subspecies are being recognized:
Regulus regulus regulus - Europe to Asia minor and West-Siberia, winters to Mediterranean;
Regulus regulus teneriffae - West-Canary Islands (La Gomera and Tenerife);
Regulus regulus ellenthalerae - West-Canary Islands (La Palma and El Hierro);
Regulus regulus azoricus - São Miguel Island (Azores);
Regulus regulus sanctaemariae - Santa Maria Island (Azores);
Regulus regulus inermis - Flores, Faial, Pico, São Jorge and Terceira (West-Azores);
Regulus regulus buturlini - Crimea, Caucasus and Azerbaijan, winters to North-Iran;
Regulus regulus hyrcanus - East-Turkey to North-Iran;
Regulus regulus coatsi - West-Siberia to Altai Mountains, winters to South Nan Shan Mountains;
Regulus regulus tristis - Mountains of central Asia, winters to Transcaspia and West-Iran;
Regulus regulus himalayensis - Himalayas of Afghanistan to Pakistan and Nepal;
Regulus regulus sikkimensis - Himalayas of Nepal to Southeast-Tibet and West-China;
Regulus regulus yunnanensis - Mountains of West-China;
Regulus regulus japonensis - Mountains of Manchuria to North- and East-China, Korea and Japan.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.