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Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Nairobi National Park
56 Verified records at Nairobi National Park
November 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blackcap sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

Banded Warbler

Banded Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia boehmi

5–10% · With luck
Brown Warbler

Brown Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia lugens

5–10% · Rare
Garden Warbler
LC

Garden Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia borin

<5% · Rare
Whitethroat

Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia communis

<5% · Rare
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Long-tailed Fiscal
LC

Long-tailed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius cabanisi

70–80% · Very likely
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

70–80% · Very likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

70–80% · Very likely
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
LC

Kenya Rufous Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer rufocinctus

70–80% · Very likely
Northern Pied-Babbler
LC

Northern Pied-Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides hypoleuca

60–70% · Likely
Variable Sunbird
LC

Variable Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris venustus

60–70% · Likely
Purple Grenadier

Purple Grenadier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Nairobi National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Blackcap sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Blackcap in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.

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