Sylvia atricapilla

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q188446
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Summary

Sylvia atricapilla is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,300 views/month, #645 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Bird of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Sylvia[6]
  • Taxon name: Sylvia atricapilla[7]
  • Commons category: Sylvia atricapilla[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sylvia atricapilla[9]
  • Commons gallery: Sylvia atricapilla[10]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12]
  • Original combination: Motacilla atricapilla[13]
  • Short name: S. atricapilla[14]
  • Taxon common name: telor penddu[15], Eurasian Blackcap[16], Mönchsgrasmücke[17], Curruca Capirotada[18], tallarol de casquet[19], pěnice černohlavá[20], mustpea-põõsalind[21], Munk[22], Славка-черноголовка[23], ズグロムシクイ[24], mustapääkerttu[25], barátposzáta[26], kapturka[27], penica čiernohlavá[28]
  • Wingspan: 23 cm[29]
  • Mass: 2.19 g[30], 18.1 g[31]

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Identifiers

Sylvia atricapilla's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 15282[32]. Sylvia atricapilla's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48155[33]. Sylvia atricapilla's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2492956[34]. Sylvia atricapilla's ITIS TSN is recorded as 563183[35].

Why It Matters

Sylvia atricapilla has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did Sylvia atricapilla receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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