There are seven species in this family ; one, the Madeira Firecrest, Regulus madeirensis, was only recently split from Common Firecrest as a separate species.

The Madeira Firecrest was formerly considered to be a subspecies, R. i. madeirensis, of the Common Firecrest R. ignicapillus.

Cytochrome b gene divergence between the Madeira Firecrest and the European bird is 8. 5 %, comparable with the divergence level between other recognised Regulus species, such as the 9 % between the Goldcrest and the Golden-crowned Kinglet.

There are no Goldcrests on Madeira, where the Madeira Firecrest is the only Regulus species.

Firecrests in the Balearic Islands and north Africa are widely recognised as a separate subspecies, but the population on Madeira, previously also treated as a subspecies, is now treated as a distinct species, the Madeira Firecrest, Regulus madeirensis.

Cytochrome b gene divergence between the Madeira Firecrest and the European bird is 8. 5 %, comparable with the divergence level between other recognised Regulus species, such as the 9 % between the Goldcrest and the Golden-crowned Kinglet.

The eggs are pink with very indistinct reddish markings at the broad end, unlike those of Madeira Firecrest which are described as like those of a Phylloscopus warbler ( white with some brown speckles ).

The kinglet of Madeira is known as the Madeira firecrest, Regulus madeirensis Until recently, it was considered to be a subspecies, R. i. madeirensis, of the Common Firecrest R. ignicapillus.

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* In 1419 and 1427, Portuguese navigators reached Madeira and Azores, respectively.

A few days later they stopped a vessel sailing from Madeira to Charleston, South Carolina.

By then they had probably developed a taste for Madeira wine, and on 29 September near Cape Charles all they took from the Betty of Virginia was her cargo of Madeira, before they scuttled her with the remaining cargo.

Of particular note is the endemic type of humid subtropical laurel forest of macaronesian laurisilva, found on several of the Macaronesian islands of the North Atlantic and Macaronesian African mainland enclaves, namely Madeira Islands, the Azores, Cape Verde Islands and the Canary Islands, a relict of the Pliocene subtropical forests, supporting numerous endemic species.

This laurisilva forests are found in the islands of Macaronesia in the eastern Atlantic, in particular the Azores, Madeira Islands, and western Canary Islands, from 400 m to 1200 m elevation.

The Madeira Islands laurel forest was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.

The islands are an important breeding site for seabirds including the Cape Verde Shearwater and Fea's Petrel ( Pterodroma feae ), which breeds only here and in Madeira.

* 1963 – The cruise ship Lakonia burns north of Madeira with the loss of 128 lives.

Many different styles of fortified wine have been developed, including Port, Sherry, Madeira, Marsala, Commandaria wine and the aromatized wine Vermouth.

Madeira wine.

Madeira is a fortified wine made in the Madeira Islands.

* 2010 – In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of the archipelago.

12, 000 went to Britain, while about 3, 000 went to Madeira or Jamaica, with the rest moving to Spain or Tanger.

Born into an upper-middle-class family in Blundellsands, Lancashire, Gardner spent much of his childhood abroad in Madeira.

Accra was followed by a visit to Funchal on the Portuguese colony of Madeira ; they would spend most of the next nine years on the island, only returning to England for three or four months in the summer.

In Madeira, he also began collecting weapons, many of which were remnants from the Napoleonic Wars, displaying them on the wall of his hotel room.

Image: Mercedes Hearse. jpg | Mercedes hearse on the island of Madeira

For example, the OED cites an 1897 edition of Whitaker's Almanack, which specified the number of gallons of wine in a hogshead varying by type of wine: claret ( presumably ), port, sherry ; and Madeira.

As a second fruit of this work João Gonçalves Zarco, Bartolomeu Perestrelo and Tristão Vaz Teixeira rediscovered the Madeira Islands in 1420, and at Henry's instigation Portuguese settlers colonized the islands.

In his first voyage, which started on 22 March 1455, he visited the Madeira Islands and the Canary Islands.

It is traditionally served with Madeira Sauce.

* 1976 – Portugal grants autonomy to Madeira.

Once in South America, a new far more ambitious goal was added: to find the headwaters of the Rio da Duvida, the River of Doubt, and trace it north to the Madeira and thence to the Amazon River.

A delegation of Polish monks went to Madeira to question him and certified he was in fact the long lost king, now living in secrecy.

Uninhabited Madeira Island was colonized by the Portuguese in 1420.

The islands of Madeira have a long winemaking history, dating back to the Age of Exploration when Madeira was a standard port of call for ships heading to the New World or East Indies.

This was discovered by the wine producers of Madeira found out when an unsold shipment of wine returned to the islands after a round trip.

The roots of Madeira's wine industry date back to the Age of Exploration, when Madeira was a regular port of call for ships travelling to the New World and East Indies.

The intense heat and constant movement of the ships had a transforming effect on the wine, as discovered by Madeira producers when one shipment was returned to the island after a long trip.

The customer was found to prefer the taste of this style of wine, and Madeira labeled as vinho da roda ( wines that have made a round trip ) became very popular.

Madeira producers found that aging the wine on long sea voyages was very costly, so began to develop methods on the island to produce the same aged and heated style.

The 18th century was the " golden age " for Madeira.

Madeira was an important wine in the history of the United States of America.

One of the major events on the road to revolution in which Madeira played a key role was the British seizure of John Hancock ’ s sloop the Liberty on May 9, 1768.

Hancock's boat was seized after he had unloaded a cargo of 25 pipes ( 3, 150 gallons ) of Madeira, and a dispute arose over import duties.

Madeira was a favorite of Thomas Jefferson, and it was used to toast the Declaration of Independence.

A bottle of Madeira was used by visiting Captain James Server to christen the USS Constitution in 1797.

Chief Justice John Marshall was also known to appreciate Madeira, as well as his cohorts on the early U. S. Supreme Court.

Before the advent of artificial refrigeration, Madeira wine was particularly prized in areas where it was impractical to construct wine cellars ( as in parts of the southern United States ) because, unlike many other fine wines, it could survive being stored over hot summers without significant damage.

Throughout the year many events take place on Madeira Drive ( a piece of roadway on Brighton's seafront ), which was constructed in order to host what is commonly held to be the world's oldest motor race, the Brighton Speed Trials, which has been running since 1905.