Ruby Crowned Kinglet
- Subject:
- Ruby Crowned Kinglet
- Scientific name:
- Photographer:
- Joe S
- Date:
- February 1, 2010
- Place:
- Joe has been taking some great wildlife photos lately! This shot is of a a Ruby Crowned Kinglet in display. It shows the three characteristic markers, the crown of course, the incomplete eye ring, and the dark bar next to the second wing bar.
The Ruby Crowned Kinglet was described in 1766 by Linnaeus; its generic name is Latin for 'little king'. It differs sufficiently in its voice and plumage from other kinglets that it is occasionally afforded its own genus, Corthylio. They feed lower in the canopy than the Golden-crowned and characteristically hovers above a twig looking for caterpillars, aphids, and other insects.