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Bush blackcap

Sylvia nigricapillus (Vieillot, 1818)

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The bush blackcap (Sylvia nigricapillus) is a species in the family Sylviidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 29 g to 30.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Bush blackcap (Sylvia nigricapillus)
Photo: Alandmanson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bush blackcap

Weight
29 g – 30.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bush blackcap live?

Not recorded

What is the bush blackcap?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bush blackcap (Sylvia nigricapillus) is a species of bird in the family Sylviidae. It is endemic to South Africa and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Bush blackcap” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bush_blackcap&oldid=1381285058), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bush blackcap endangered?

The bush blackcap is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the bush blackcap classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familySylviidae
  6. genusSylvia
  7. SpeciesSylvia nigricapillus (Vieillot, 1818)

Synonyms Lioptilus nigricapillus, Turdus nigricapillus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Blackcap mountain babblerEnglish
  • Blackcap mountain-babblerEnglish
  • RooibektiptolAfrikaans
  • lioptilaCatalan
  • Tallarol encaputxatCatalan
  • timálie černočapkováCzech
  • Preblyn prysgwyddWelsh
  • RødnæbssangerDanish
  • KappengrasmückeGerman
  • BuschschwarzkäppchenGerman
  • nigrakaska silvioEsperanto
  • Curruca sudafricanaSpanish
  • Lioptila capirotadaSpanish
  • سسک سرسیاه بیشهPersian
  • kalottikerttuFinnish
  • Timalie à tête noireFrench
  • Fauvette à calotte noireFrench
  • maslinasta grmušaCroatian
  • Garrulo montano capineroItalian
  • ズグロハシジロチメドリJapanese
  • juodagalvė plepioji musinukėLithuanian
  • Kaapse ZwartkopDutch
  • rødnebbNorwegian
  • kapturniczekPolish
  • stoczyk czarnogłowyPolish
  • toutinegra-sul-africanaPortuguese
  • toutinegra-de-bico-amareloPortuguese
  • Кустарниковая славка-монашкаRussian
  • Черношапочный скворцовый бабблерRussian
  • penica čiapočkatáSlovak
  • rödnäbbSwedish
  • Kap ÖtleğeniTurkish
  • шаперонUkrainian
  • Баблер чагарниковийUkrainian
  • 黑顶鹛莺Chinese
  • 黑帽鶲鶥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the bush blackcap

Other species in the same genus Sylvia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bush blackcap?

An adult bush blackcap weighs 29 g – 30.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bush blackcap endangered?

The bush blackcap is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the bush blackcap?

The bush blackcap (Sylvia nigricapillus) belongs to the family Sylviidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bush blackcap (Sylvia nigricapillus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bush-blackcap

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BibTeX
@misc{bush_blackcap_2026,
  title = {Bush blackcap (Sylvia nigricapillus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bush-blackcap},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}