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blackcap
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Male (bottom) and female blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla).
(credit: Hans Reinhard-Bruce Coleman Ltd.)
Common warbler (Sylvia atricapilla, family Sylviidae) from Europe and North Africa to central Asia. It is about 6 in. (14 cm) long and has brownish upper parts, gray underparts and face, and a black (male) or reddish brown (female) crown. Common in woodland borders and rough hedges, it has a rich song.

blackcap
1. a brownish-grey Old World warbler, Sylvia atricapilla, the male of which has a black crown
2. any of various similar birds, such as the black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus)
3. Brit (formerly) the cap worn by a judge when passing a death sentence


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