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Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park
529 Verified records at Bavarian Forest 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Blackcap sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 529 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park

Garden Warbler
LC

Garden Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia borin

5–10% · With luck
Whitethroat

Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia communis

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia curruca

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

70–80% · Very likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

70–80% · Very likely
Blue Tit
LC

Blue Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanistes caeruleus

60–70% · Likely
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

60–70% · Likely
Common Chiffchaff
LC

Common Chiffchaff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus collybita

60–70% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

50–60% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Wren
LC Endemic

Eurasian Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes troglodytes

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Nuthatch
LC

Eurasian Nuthatch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sitta europaea

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
50–60
Apr
70–80
May
80–90
Jun
70–80
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Bavarian Forest National Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Blackcap sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 529 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blackcap in Bavarian Forest National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Blackcap in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.

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