Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySylviidae (Sylviid Warblers and Allies)
- GenusSylvia
- SpeciesSylvia atricapilla (Blackcap)
Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Grey Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Great Tit
Parus major
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blackcap in Bavarian Forest National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Blackcap sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 529 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
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.