The Madeira Firecrest is a very small
passerine bird that is
endemic to the island of
Madeira. It is a member of the
kinglet family. Before it was recognised as a separate species in 2003, it was classified as a subspecies of the
Common Firecrest. It differs in appearance and vocalisations from its relative, and genetic analysis suggests evolutionary separation took place roughly 4 million years ago. It is small and plump, 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) long and weighing about 5 g (0.18 oz). It has green upperparts, whitish underparts and two white wingbars, and a distinctive head pattern with a black eye stripe, short white
supercilium, and a crest that is mainly orange in the male and yellow in the female. The female Madeira Firecrest builds a spherical nest from
cobwebs,
moss and small twigs, and she incubates the eggs and broods the chicks on her own. Both parents feed the young. This species
forages for insects and other small invertebrates in
tree heath,
laurisilva and other woodland. It is common within its restricted range, living mainly at higher levels from 600–1,550 m (1,950–4,900 ft) in all types of forests and scrub, and is not considered to be threatened. (
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There have been 110 papal elections that have produced
popes currently recognized by the
Catholic Church as legitimate. There was no fixed process for
papal succession before 1059 and
popes were often selected with substantial secular involvement, if not
outright appointment. Since the promulgation of In nomine Domini, however, suffrage has been limited to the
College of Cardinals. Papal elections since 1276 have taken the form of
papal conclaves, which are elections that follow a set of rules and procedures developed in Ubi periculum and later
papal bulls; observance of the conclave varied until 1294, but all papal elections since have followed relatively similar conclave procedures. Although the
cardinals have historically gathered at a handful of other locations within Rome and beyond, only five elections since 1455 have been held outside the
Apostolic Palace(pictured). Three elections moved between locations while in progress: the elections of
1268–71,
1292–94, and
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