Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla - Fauvette à tête noire

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Sylviidés
Genus
:
Sylvia
Species
:
atricapilla

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 14 cm
Wingspan
: 23 cm.
Weight
: 14 à 20 g

Longevity

7 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) is a species of bird in the Sylviidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla (w Europe to sw Siberia and n Kazakhstan)
Sylvia atricapilla gularis (Cape Verde and Azores Is.)
Sylvia atricapilla heineken (w and s Iberian Pen, Madeira and Canary Is. and nw Africa)
Sylvia atricapilla pauluccii (e Spain to c and s Italy, nc Africa)
Sylvia atricapilla dammholzi (e Turkey to n Iran)

Foreign names

Fauvette à tête noire,
Curruca capirotada,
toutinegra-de-barrete,
Mönchsgrasmücke,
barátposzáta,
Zwartkop,
Capinera,
svarthätta,
Munk,
penica čiernohlavá,
pěnice černohlavá,
Munk,
mustapääkerttu,
Swartkroonsanger,
tallarol de casquet,
Hettusöngvari,
kapturka,
melngalvas ķauķis,
črnoglavka,
Славка-черноголовка,
ズグロムシクイ,
黑顶林莺,
黑頂林鶯,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas