60,877 observationsLeast Concern
Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Passeriformes ›Family: Sylviidae ›Genus: Sylvia
About
The Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) usually known simply as the blackcap, is a common and widespread typical warbler. It has mainly olive-grey upperparts and pale grey underparts, and differences between the five subspecies are small. Both sexes have a neat coloured cap to the head, black in the male and reddish-brown in the female. The male's typical song is a rich musical warbling, often ending in a loud high-pitched crescendo, but a simpler song is given...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Eurasian Blackcap is Sylvia atricapilla.
- Eurasian Blackcap belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Eurasian Blackcap belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Eurasian Blackcap belongs to the class Aves.
- Eurasian Blackcap belongs to the order Passeriformes.
- Eurasian Blackcap belongs to the family Sylviidae.
- Eurasian Blackcap belongs to the genus Sylvia.