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Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
116 Verified records at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) is a bird usually known simply as the blackcap. It is a common and widespread warbler. It has mainly olive-grey upperparts and pale grey underparts, and differences across 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 in some isolated areas, such as valleys in the Alps. The blackcap's closest relative is the garden warbler, which looks quite different but has a similar song. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Blackcap sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Dartford Warbler

Dartford Warbler

Bird

Sylvia undata

5–10% · With luck
Garden Warbler
LC

Garden Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia borin

5–10% · With luck
Orphean Warbler

Orphean Warbler

Bird

Sylvia hortensis

<5% · Rare
Whitethroat

Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia communis

<5% · Rare
Spectacled Warbler

Spectacled Warbler

Bird

Sylvia conspicillata

Insufficient data
Western Subalpine Warbler

Western Subalpine Warbler

Bird

Curruca iberiae

<5% · Rare
Sardinian Warbler
LC Endemic

Sardinian Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Curruca melanocephala

<5% · Rare
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

60–70% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

40–50% · Likely
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
60–70%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
3 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
50–60%
4 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
5 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
50–60%
6 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
7 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
40–50%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
40–50%
9 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
40–50%
10 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
40–50%
11 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
40–50%
12 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
13 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
14 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
15 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
16 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
17 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
18 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
19 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
20 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
21 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
20–30%
22 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
23 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
24 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
27 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
28 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
30 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
32 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
33 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
34 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
35 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
36 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
37 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
38 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
39 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
40 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
41 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
42 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
43 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
44 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blackcap in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Blackcap sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blackcap in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Blackcap in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in our monthly data.

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