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Canary Islands Goldcrest ssp teneriffae
katastrofa

Canary Islands Goldcrest ssp teneriffae (Regulus regulus)

The Canary Islands Goldcrest is a subspecies of the Goldcrest (Regulus regulus teneriffae). However, it is now often considered a full species (Regulus teneriffae).
Habitat
pine shrubs in the mountains
Location
Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Canary Islands
Date taken
22/02/2019
Scientific name
Regulus regulus
Equipment used
Olympus E-M1 Mk2 + Panasonic-Leica 100-400mm
Well spotted and captured. Very lovely action shot of this Regulus regulus teneriffae.
Interesting to read about the Western Canary Islands goldcrest, Regulus regulus ellenthalerae as well.
(from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Canary_Islands_goldcrest)
 
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What a lovely picture you've taken of this delightful wee Goldcrest K.

We don't have a picture of this subspecies in The Opus, so I'll upload it to the article shortly.

Many thanks for sharing it with us lad.
 

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