Santa Maria goldcrest

Santa Maria goldcrest
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Regulidae
Genus:	Regulus
Species:	R. regulus
Subspecies:	R. r. sanctaemariae
Trinomial name
	Regulus regulus sanctaemariae; Vaurie, 1954

Last updated September 11, 2025

The Santa Maria goldcrest (Regulus regulus sanctaemariae) Estrelinha-de-poupa in Portuguese, is a subspecies of the goldcrest. It is endemic to Santa Maria Island in the Azores archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean where it is a non-migratory resident.^[2]

References

↑ Vaurie, Charles. (1954). Systematic notes on Palearctic birds. No. 8, Sylviinae, the genus Regulus. American Museum Novitates 1684.
↑ Päckert, Martin; & Martens, Jochen. (2004). Song dialects on the Atlantic islands: goldcrests of the Azores (Regulus regulus azoricus, R. r. sanctae-mariae, R. r. inermis). Journal of Ornithology145(1): 23-30.

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[Vaurie1954-1] Vaurie, Charles. (1954). Systematic notes on Palearctic birds. No. 8, Sylviinae, the genus Regulus. American Museum Novitates 1684.

[2] Päckert, Martin; & Martens, Jochen. (2004). Song dialects on the Atlantic islands: goldcrests of the Azores (Regulus regulus azoricus, R. r. sanctae-mariae, R. r. inermis). Journal of Ornithology145(1): 23-30.

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