 The Madeira firecrest is endemic to the main island of Madeira . It occurs mainly at higher levels from 600 – 1 @,@ 550 m ( 1 @,@ 950 – 4 @,@ 900 ft ) in all types of forests and scrub , but with a preference for tree heaths . Although it is strongly adapted to endemic tree heaths , it also breeds in broom , relict laurel forest , oak @-@ dominated deciduous forest and stands of the introduced Japanese cedar , Cryptomeria japonica . It is absent from the alien eucalyptus and acacia plantations which have replaced much of the endemic Madeiran laurel forest . 
