Nest and eggs similar to Golden Crowned Kinglet.

Western North America. Breeds in Boreal zones from Kadiak island and Kenai peninsula, Alaska, south thru eastern Oregon to San Jacinto mountains, California.

Winters from British Columbia (casually Alaska) to highlands of Mexico.

A 30- to 50-foot tree distributed at 6000 to 7000 feet in southern New Mexico and Arizona. Rare.