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Eurasian Blackcap

Eurasian Blackcap - Adult male

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Jardim Botânico Nacional G. Barbosa, Santiago

Country image taken

» Cape Verde Islands

Date

» October, 2009

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with 18-55 mm lens

Bird Species

»Sylvia atricapilla - Eurasian Blackcap

Bird Species (French)

»Fauvette à tête noire

Bird Family

»Sylviidae - Sylviid Babblers

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Birds from the Cape Verde Islands have been described as subspecies Sylvia atricapilla gularis, endemic to this archipelago. However, some authors consider that it is not valid.

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