Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (54)
- Subspecies (5)
Raül Aymí, Gabriel Gargallo, and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 3, 2016
Text last updated August 3, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartkroonsanger |
| Albanian | Bilbilthi kokëzi |
| Arabic | هازجة مقلنسة اوراسية |
| Armenian | Սևագլուխ շահրիկ |
| Asturian | Papuda de boina |
| Azerbaijani | Qarabaş silvi |
| Basque | Txinbo kaskabeltza |
| Bulgarian | Голямо черноглаво коприварче |
| Catalan | tallarol de casquet |
| Chinese (SIM) | 黑顶林莺 |
| Croatian | crnokapa grmuša |
| Czech | pěnice černohlavá |
| Danish | Munk |
| Dutch | Zwartkop |
| English | Eurasian Blackcap |
| English (AVI) | Eurasian Blackcap |
| English (Kenya) | Blackcap |
| English (United States) | Eurasian Blackcap |
| Estonian | mustpea-põõsalind |
| Faroese | Munkur |
| Finnish | mustapääkerttu |
| French | Fauvette à tête noire |
| French (Canada) | Fauvette à tête noire |
| Galician | Papuxa das amoras |
| Georgian | შავთავა ასპუჭაკა |
| German | Mönchsgrasmücke |
| Greek | Μαυροσκούφης |
| Hebrew | סבכי שחור-כיפה |
| Hungarian | Barátposzáta |
| Icelandic | Hettusöngvari |
| Italian | Capinera |
| Japanese | ズグロムシクイ |
| Kazakh | Қарабас сандуғаш |
| Latvian | Melngalvas ķauķis |
| Lithuanian | Juodagalvė devynbalsė |
| Malayalam | തൊപ്പിക്കുരുവി |
| Mongolian | Халимагт зэржгэнэ |
| Norwegian | munk |
| Persian | سسک سرسیاه |
| Polish | kapturka |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Toutinegra-de-barrete |
| Portuguese (RAA) | Toutinegra |
| Portuguese (RAM) | Toutinegra |
| Romanian | Silvie cu cap negru |
| Russian | Черноголовая славка |
| Serbian | Crnoglava grmuša |
| Slovak | penica čiernohlavá |
| Slovenian | Črnoglavka |
| Spanish | Curruca Capirotada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Curruca capirotada |
| Swedish | svarthätta |
| Turkish | Kara Başlı Ötleğen |
| Ukrainian | Кропив’янка чорноголова |
| Zulu | unosigqokomnyama waseYurobhu |
Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Motacilla Atricapilla
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.187.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1909, Vogel Pal. Fauna, p. 583.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SYLVIA
- sylvia
- atricapilla
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Sylvia atricapilla gularis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Azores and Cape Verde Is.
Sylvia atricapilla gularis Alexander, 1898
PROTONYM:
Sylvia atricapilla gularis
Alexander, 1898. Ibis (7) 4 (13), p. 81-82.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape Verde Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SYLVIA
- sylvia
- atricapilla
- gulare / gularis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Sylvia atricapilla heineken Scientific name definitions
Distribution
W and S Iberian Peninsula, Madeira and Canary Is, and NW Africa in Morocco E probably to NW Algeria.
Sylvia atricapilla heineken (Jardine, 1830)
PROTONYM:
Curruca Heineken
Jardine, 1830. The Edinburgh Journal of Natural and Geographical Science 1, no.4, p. 243.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madeira.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SYLVIA
- sylvia
- atricapilla
- heineken
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Scientific name definitions
Distribution
W Europe (S to Pyrenees and N Italy) E to SW Siberia, S to C Turkey, Levant (rare) and SW Russia; non-breeding W and S Europe, and NW, W and E Africa.
Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Motacilla Atricapilla
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.187.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe; restricted to Sweden by Hartert, 1909, Vogel Pal. Fauna, p. 583.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SYLVIA
- sylvia
- atricapilla
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Sylvia atricapilla pauluccii Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E Spain, Balearic Is, Corsica, Sardinia, C and S Italy (including Sicily), and probably NE Algeria and Tunisia.
Sylvia atricapilla pauluccii Arrigoni degli Oddi, 1902
PROTONYM:
Sylvia atricapilla Pauluccii
Arrigoni degli Oddi, 1902. Avicula: Giornale Ornitologico Italiano 6, p.103.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sardinia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SYLVIA
- sylvia
- atricapilla
- pauluccii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Sylvia atricapilla dammholzi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
NE Turkey, Caucasus and S Caspian Sea region; non-breeding E sub-Saharan Africa.
Sylvia atricapilla dammholzi Stresemann, 1928
PROTONYM:
Sylvia atricapilla dammholzi
Stresemann, 1928. Journal für Ornithologie 76, p. 377.
TYPE LOCALITY:
forest south of Kuramabad, Gilan, northern Iran; altitude 400-800 meters.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SYLVIA
- sylvia
- atricapilla
- dammholzi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Eurasian Blackcap
