Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Old World Warblers :: Blackcap

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Black-cap Warbler, Black-capped Warbler
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  Anhaux, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France - Nov 3, 2000 © Alain Fossé 
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Range

W. Europe and nw. Africa to c. Asia;
(1) Azores and Cape Verde Is.
(2) Canary Is. (Madeira) and w. and s. Iberian Peninsula, and probably Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
(3) W. Europe from the British Isles and s. Scandinavia to w. Russia.
Winters in nw. and e. Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia).
(4) C. Russia to the upper Irtysh River, Turkey, Near East s. to Israel, Caucasus, n. and w. Iran.
Winters in e. Africa.
(5) E. Spain, Balearic Is., Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, c. and s. Italy, and probably Tunisia.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Avisoft
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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