Key Identification Features
- Its song is a distinctive jingle, often performed during an advertising display flight, and it includes a mix of clear and harsher notes.
- The blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) is a primarily grey warbler with distinct plumage for males and females.
- Adult males have olive-grey upperparts, aside from a paler grey nape and a distinct neat black cap on the head.
- This species is one of several Curruca that show distinct plumage differences between males and females.
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