Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySylviidae (Sylviid Warblers and Allies)
- GenusSylvia
- SpeciesSylvia atricapilla (Blackcap)
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
Grey Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
Dartford Warbler
Sylvia undata
Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
Western Subalpine Warbler
Curruca iberiae
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Moltoni's Warbler
Curruca subalpina
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
📅 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 Mercantour National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Blackcap sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 138 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blackcap in Mercantour National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Blackcap in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.