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Sylvia atricapilla (Eurasian Blackcap)

Synonyms: Motacilla atricapilla (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) usually known simply as the blackcap, is a common and widespread typical warbler. It has mainly olive-grey upperparts and pale grey underparts, and differences between 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.
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Infraspecies

Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla
Sylvia atricapilla dammholzi
Sylvia atricapilla gularis
Sylvia atricapilla heineken
Sylvia atricapilla pauluccii

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
26
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 10.7839
EDGE Score: 2.46673
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  18.5 grams
Birth Weight [2]  2.2 grams
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Nectarivore, Granivore
Diet - Fruit [3]  30 %
Diet - Invertibrates [3]  50 %
Diet - Nectar [3]  10 %
Diet - Seeds [3]  10 %
Forages - Mid-High [3]  100 %
Clutch Size [7]  5
Clutches / Year [4]  2
Fledging [4]  11 days
Incubation [6]  13 days
Mating Display [2]  Ground and non-acrobatic aerial display
Mating System [2]  Monogamy
Maximum Longevity [5]  12 years
Migration [8]  Intercontinental
Wing Span [6]  9 inches (.22 m)
Female Maturity [5]  1 year
Male Maturity [5]  1 year

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Providers

Shelter 
Rosa canina (Dog Rose)[9]

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External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
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