Editing Goldcrest (section)

=== Identification ===
[[File:Regulus regulus -Auderghem, Brussels -head-8.jpg|thumb|The nominate subspecies, ''R. r. regulus'', in Belgium. The goldcrest has a bright crest and a relatively plain face. The orange tinge of the hindcrown indicates that this is a male.]]
The goldcrest is usually easily distinguished from other small birds in its range, but poor views could possibly lead to confusion with the [[common firecrest]] or [[yellow-browed warbler]].<ref>{{cite journal | last= Catley | first= G |date=September 1992| title= Identification pitfalls and assessment problems | journal= [[British Birds (magazine)|British Birds]] | volume= 85 | pages= 490–494 }}</ref> The adult common firecrest has a distinguishing face pattern showing a bright white [[supercilium]] (eyebrow) and black eye-stripe, and the juvenile usually shows enough of this face pattern to be readily distinguished from the plain-faced goldcrest. The yellow-browed warbler has a yellowish supercilium and pale crown stripe, so also shows a different head pattern. 

The [[ruby-crowned kinglet]], an American ''Regulus'' species and a potential vagrant in Europe, could be more difficult to distinguish. It has a plain face like its Old World cousin, but the male has a red crest without any yellow or a black border. Female and juvenile ruby-crowned kinglets lack the ruby-red crown patch, but compared with the similarly crestless juvenile goldcrest, the American bird is larger in size, has an obvious whitish eyering, and yellowish wing bars.<ref name= Baker/>