Kinglet is the name of several tiny songbirds found in the Northern Hemisphere. Kinglets measure about 4 inches (10 centimeters) long. They are olive-green, with a brightly colored patch on top of the head. They flit about rapidly, looking for insects. Two species, the golden-crowned kinglet and the ruby-crowned kinglet, live in North America.
Kinglets live in evergreen trees. Their cup-shaped nests hang near the tips of branches. The nests are made of moss, grass, and feathers. The female lays from 5 to 11 creamy-white eggs that have brown spots. Many golden-crowned kinglets stay in North America during winter. Most ruby-crowned kinglets fly to the southern part of the United States or to Central America until spring. Scientific Classification. Kinglets belong to the subfamily Silviinae of the family Muscicapidae.
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