Article Nº 0513 Bird Vol. I · p. 294
Madeira firecrest (Regulus maderensis)
Original title: Bisbis (Regulus maderensis)
The Madeira firecrest (Regulus maderensis), the smallest bird of Madeira and its only endemic one, nesting in heath and laurel forest.
The smallest of Madeira’s birds and the only one peculiar to it. It frequents the heath and laurel woods of the interior and skilfully builds an ovoid nest of moss. Egg-laying generally takes place from May to July, and the clutch may number up to 7 eggs of a reddish brown, with reddish dots or blotches.
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