Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySylviidae (Sylviid Warblers and Allies)
- GenusSylvia
- SpeciesSylvia atricapilla (Blackcap)
Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park
Dartford Warbler
Sylvia undata
Spectacled Warbler
Sylvia conspicillata
Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Orphean Warbler
Sylvia hortensis
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Western Subalpine Warbler
Curruca iberiae
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
📅 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 Sierra Nevada National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Blackcap sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 1417 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blackcap in Sierra Nevada National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Blackcap in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.