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Eurasian BlackcapAlternate name(s): "Blackcap" ![]() Size: 13.5-15 cm; wing span 20-23 cm Weight: 16-25 g |
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Photos |
Race "atricapilla"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal/ventral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Between Walluf and Eltville, Hessen, Germany, May 2022]
Near-frontal view of a male Eurasian Blackcap, left, with a
dependent juvenile, right (photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, June 2018]
Lateral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of G. Normand)
[Villeneuve-Loubet, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, February 2021]
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FEMALE |
Near-lateral view of a female Eurasian Blackcap looking
at the observer
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, November 2022]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Male Eurasian Blackcap, left, feeding a dependent juvenile,
right; note the stubby tail of the young bird
(photo
courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, June 2018]
Near-frontal view of a juvenile Eurasian Blackcap (photo
courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, June 2018]
Race "heineken"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Eurasian Blackcap looking sideways
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Albufeira de Vilarelhos, Alfandega da Fe, Braganca, Portugal, January 2022]
Frontal/ventral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2019]
Near-frontal view of a male Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2019]
Lateral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vilarelhos, Alfandega da Fe, Tras-os-Montes, Norte, Portugal,
January 2023]
Lateral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2023]
Lateral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2019]
Lateral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap with its crest erected
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2019]
Lateral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Lateral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a
singing
male Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2018]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2020]
Frontal view of a female Eurasian Blackcap looking sideways
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Albufeira de Vilarelhos, Alfandega da Fe, Braganca, Portugal, January 2022]
Near-frontal view of a female Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2015]
Near-frontal view of a female Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2020]
Lateral view of a female Eurasian Blackcap looking at the observer
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Evora, Portugal, February 2020]
Lateral view of a female Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil Dam, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2021]
Lateral view of a female Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]
Lateral view of a female Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]
Lateral view of a female Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]
Near-dorsal view of a female Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a female Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Barragem da Vilarica, Alfandega da Fe, Tras os Montes, Portugal,
December 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a female Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2017]
Dorsal view of a female Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a female Eurasian Blackcap in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Moreanes, near Mertola, Alentejo, Portugal, February 2023]
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PAIR |
Although not in one photo, these two Eurasian Blackcaps were
found together; lateral views of a male, top, and female, bottom
(photos courtesy of J. Pires)
[Madeira, Portugal, November 2022]
Race "pauluccii"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Lateral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, September 2019]
Lateral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap looking away
from the observer (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, September 2019]
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FEMALE |
Lateral view of a female Eurasian Blackcap taking a berry
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Casa de Campo, Madrid, Spain, December 2019]
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Food, Diet |
Lateral view of a male Eurasian Blackcap with its meal
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, March 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a male Eurasian Blackcap taking a blackberry
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Lateral view of a female Eurasian Blackcap taking a berry
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Casa de Campo, Madrid, Spain, December 2019]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
blakcap_dw_20200531.m4a |
atricapilla (Poland) |
Territorial calls | © DW | |
blakcap_jp_20200531.m4a |
heineken (Portugal) |
Territorial call | © JP | |
blakcap_jp_20180422.m4a |
heineken (Portugal) |
Territorial call | © JP | |
blakcap_jp_20200428_3.m4a |
heineken (Portugal) |
Territorial call | © JP | |
blakcap_jp_20200418.m4a |
heineken (Portugal) |
Territorial calls | © JP | |
blakcap_jp_20230222.mp3 |
heineken (Portugal) |
Territorial calls | © JP | |
blakcap_jp_20200428_2.m4a |
heineken (Portugal) |
Territorial calls | © JP | |
blakcap_jp_20190412.m4a |
heineken (Portugal) |
Territorial calls (Q&A) | © JP | |
blakcap_jp_20190528.m4a |
heineken (Portugal) |
Territorial calls (+ Eurasian Wren, Short-toed Treecreeper) | © JP | |
blakcap_jp_20200428.m4a |
heineken (Portugal) |
Alarm calls | © JP |
More Eurasian Blackcap sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.