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Eurasian Blackcap / Mönchsgrasmücke

Sylvia atricapilla

Photo by Ursula Fricke
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

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)?

Species ID Suggestions

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Comments (3)

haha ok! The female is the brown individual, with the male sporting the grey body and "black cap".
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. ;)
Was the bird in the second photo more of a brown colour?

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