Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySylviidae (Sylviid Warblers and Allies)
- GenusSylvia
- SpeciesSylvia atricapilla (Blackcap)
Closest Relatives at Picos de Europa National Park
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Dartford Warbler
Sylvia undata
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Common Raven
Corvus corax
📅 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 Picos de Europa National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Blackcap sighting in Picos de Europa National Park, based on 600 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blackcap in Picos de Europa National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Blackcap in Picos de Europa National Park in our monthly data.