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Ruby-crowned Kinglet Range Map

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Range Map for Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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Short-distance migrant. Ruby-crowned Kinglets breed across far northern North America as well as the western mountains. Most migrate to the southern and southwestern United States and Mexico for the winter—but some mountain populations in the West simply move to lower elevations during the cold months.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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Kinglets(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Regulidae)

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