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Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
Named for its yellow or orange crown , this treetop nester is usually seen creeping through conifer branches or hanging upside-down to glean insects and larvae from bark and needles. The Golden-crown Kinglet breeds from southern Alaska to Newfoundland, south farther in the western mountains and the Appalachians than the Ruby-crowned Kinglet. It winters much farther north, overlapping much of its breeding range and south into northeastern Mexico. Isolated permanent populations also occur in southern Mexico and Guatemala.
The Golden-crowned Kinglet is one of the species typical of old-growth forest 100-110 years old (Cumming 1995, Cumming and Diamond 2002). At Candle Lake it reached its highest densities in mature (28 birds/100 ha) or over-mature plots (22 birds/100 ha) (Smith 2008b). During migration it may be seen in any wooded area, while in winter the species occurs only in conifers, either natural or planted.
The Golden-crowned Kinglet is an uncommon summer resident in the southern portion of the northern boreal forest, throughout the southern boreal forest, and in the Cypress Hills (Smith 1996). South of its breeding range it is an uncommon transient, more often seen in fall than spring. Smaller numbers linger over winter, from the southern edge of the boreal forest southward.
Original text by William MacKenzie. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the Golden-crowned Kinglet in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. Golden-crowned Kinglet in Latremouille, L. M., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, C. B. Jardine, D. Lepage, A. R. Couturier, D. Evans, D. Iles, and K. L. Drake (eds.). 2025. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Saskatchewan, 2017-2021. Birds Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan https://sk.birdatlas.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=GCKI&lang=en [14 Nov 2025]
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