Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Blackcap)

Interactions where Sylvia atricapilla is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult feeds on berry UK/Ireland Viscum album Mistletoe Santalales: Santalaceae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
 /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Sylviidae/Sylvia atricapilla/Sylvia atricapillablackcapadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Viscum album/Viscum albummistletoeberry

Author & YearTitleSource
Briggs, J., 1995Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National SurveyBritish Wildlife Vol 7 No 2: 75-82.

Sylvia atricapilla (Blackcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sylvia atricapilla (Blackcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSylvia atricapilla (Blackcap)
GenusSylvia (a genus of warblers)
FamilySYLVIIDAE (warblers)
OrderPASSERIFORMES (perching birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sylvia atricapilla (Blackcap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Lane, M. 2005 Male Blackcap feeding on winter berries Vol 17, No 2 Page: 122

Sylvia atricapilla (Blackcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sylvia atricapilla (Blackcap):

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