Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Eurasian Blackcap
The Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Sylviidae (Sylviid Warblers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Sylvia atricapilla
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Sylvia atricapilla gularis
- Sylvia atricapilla heineken
- Sylvia atricapilla pauluccii
- Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla
- Sylvia atricapilla dammholzi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla Atricapilla
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1909, Vogel Pal. Fauna, p. 583.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.187
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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