Editing Kinglet (section)

==Description==
Kinglets are among the smallest of all [[passerine]]s, ranging in size from {{convert|8|to|11|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} and weighing {{convert|6|-|8|g|oz|abbr=on}}; the sexes are the same size. They have medium-length wings and tails, and small needle-like [[beak|bill]]s. The [[plumage]] is overall grey-green, offset by pale wingbars, and the tail tip is [[wiktionary:incised|incised]]. Five species have a single stiff feather covering the nostrils, but in the ruby-crowned kinglet this is replaced by several short, stiff bristles. Most kinglets have distinctive head markings, and the males possess a colourful crown patch. In the females, the crown is duller and yellower. The long feathers forming the central crown stripe can be erected; they are inconspicuous most of the time, but are used in courtship and territorial displays when the raised crest is very striking.<ref name="hbw">Martens, Jochen; Päckert, Martin "Family Regulidae (Kinglets & Firecrests)" pp. 330–349 in {{cite book|title=Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers|title-link=Handbook of the Birds of the World|publisher=[[Lynx Edicions]]|year=2006|isbn=978-84-96553-06-4|editor-last=Del Hoyo|editor-first=Josep|location=Barcelona, Spain|editor2-last=Elliott|editor2-first=Andrew|editor3-last=Christie|editor3-first=David A.}}</ref>

There are two species of different genera in North America with largely overlapping distributions, and two in Eurasia that also have a considerable shared range. In each continent, one species (goldcrest in Eurasia and golden-crowned kinglet in North America) is a conifer specialist; these have deeply grooved pads on their feet for perching on conifer twigs and a long hind toe and claw for clinging vertically. The two generalists, ruby-crowned kinglet and common firecrest, hunt more in flight and have smoother soles, shorter hind claws and a longer tail.<ref name = hbw/>