Sylviidae
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Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the genus Sylvia, and the closely related genus Curruca, formerly included in Sylvia. They are found in Eurasia and Africa, with the greatest div
Sylvia atricapilla male 2
Sylvia atricapilla Lullington Heath, East Sussex, England male 8
Sylvia curruca 1
Eurasian blackcap
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The Eurasian blackcap is a bird usually known simply as the blackcap. It is a common and widespread warbler. It has mainly olive-grey upperparts and pale grey underparts, and differences across the fi
Sylviidae
…Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, chose to split the genus and moved most of the species into a resurrected genus Curruca, retaining only the Eurasian blackcap and the garden warbler in Sylvia. They also moved the African hill babbler and Dohrn's thrush-babbler into Sylvia. The split was at first not accepted…
Eurasian blackcap male Drenthe
Sylvia atricappila vogelartinfo chris romeiks R7F4015
Male S. a. heineken in the Canary Islands, Spain
Adult female in Sweden showing reddish brown cap