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Eurasian Blackcap / Mönchsgrasmücke

Sylvia atricapilla

Description:

Flying together from branch to branch

Habitat:

Copse next to a channelised river and fields

Notes:

Could these be a male and a female Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)?

2 Species ID Suggestions

apoelaka54
apoelaka54 10 years ago
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
Sam10
Sam10 10 years ago
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla


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3 Comments

Sam10
Sam10 10 years ago

haha ok! The female is the brown individual, with the male sporting the grey body and "black cap".

Ursula Fricke
Ursula Fricke 10 years ago

Thanks for your quick answer. I couldn't see the second one well enough to determine it was brown, but from a very much manipulated version of the photo I'd say at least reddish-brown. I'm sure it wasn't black. ;)

Sam10
Sam10 10 years ago

Was the bird in the second photo more of a brown colour?

Ursula Fricke
Spotted by
Ursula Fricke

Ahlen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Spotted on Jun 13, 2013
Submitted on Jun 13, 2013

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