The "'Western Canary Islands goldcrest "', " Regulus regulus ellenthalerae ", is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family.
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Previously thought to be the same taxon as the Tenerife Goldcrest " Regulus regulus teneriffae ", it was separated as a distinct subspecies of the goldcrest which apparently evolved from an independent colonisation of the islands 1.3 1.8 million years ago.
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Typical representatives of taiga faunistic complex are : western capercaillie Tetrao urogallus L ., hazel grouse Tetrastes bonasia L ., black woodpecker Dryocopus martius L ., golcrest Regulus regulus ( L . ), fieldfare Turdus pilaris L ., mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus L ., redwing Loxia curvirostra L ., bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula ( L . ).
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The "'Tenerife goldcrest "', " Regulus regulus teneriffae ", ( sometimes considered a separate species, " R . teneriffae " ) is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family, closely resembling the goldcrest but with a broader black band across the forehead, slightly darker underparts and a longer bill.
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Among wintering species are : Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis L ., Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus L ., Eurasian black grouse Lyrurus tetrix L ., western capercaillie Tetrao urogallus L ., hazel grouse Tetrastes bonasia L ., grey partridge Perdix perdix L ., long-eared owl Asio otus L ., Tengmalm s owl Aegolus funereus L ., little owl Athene noctua Scop ., Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum L ., tawny owl Strix aluco L ., European green woodpecker Picus viridis L ., grey-headed woodpecker Picus canus Gm ., black woodpecker Dryocopus martius L ., great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major L ., white-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos Bechst ., middle spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos medius L ., lesser spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos minor L ., Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius ( L . ), Eurasian magpie Pica pica ( L . ), hooded crow Corvus cornix L ., common raven Corvus corax L ., Bohemian waxwing Bombicilla garrulous ( L . ), goldcrest Regulus regulus ( L . ), fieldfare Turdus pilaris L ., long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus ( L . ), willow tit Parus montanus Bald ., crested tit Parus cristatus L ., coal tit Parus ater L ., blue tit Parus caeruleus L ., great tit Parus major L ., Eurasian nuthatch Sitta europea L ., common treecreeper Certhia familiaris L ., house sparrow Passer domesticus ( L . ), Eurasian tree sparrow ( Passer montanus L . ), Eurasian siskin Spinus spinus ( L . ), European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis ( L . ), common redpoll Acanthis flammea ( L . ), red crossbill Loxia curvirosrta L ., Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula ( L . ), yellowhammer Emberiza citinella L.