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Common Name

Eurasian Blackcap

Alternate Names

Blackcap

Common Type

Blackcap

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Sylviidae

Genus

Sylvia

Species

atricapilla

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Britain,

Number of Sub-Species

Five Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Mature deciduous woodland with good scrub cover beneath the trees.

Distribution and Range

Europe, western Asia, northern Europe

Food

Insectivorous during the breeding season then adds fruit to its diet.

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Bird

Eurasian Blackcap

Blackcap

Blackcap

Passeriformes

Sylviidae

Sylvia

atricapilla

Least Concern

Britain,

Five Sub Species

Migratory

Mature deciduous woodland with good scrub cover beneath the trees.

Europe, western Asia, northern Europe

Insectivorous during the breeding season then adds fruit to its diet.

Has been extending its range for several decades