The blackcap > < Mönchsgrasmücke ?
The blackcap is 13.5 to 15 centimetres long and has a wingspan of 20 to 23 centimetres. It weighs between 15 and 22 grams.
The upper side is dark grey, the underside olive grey. The throat and under-tail coverts are pale, the iris always black. The tail is always dark, lighter at the base and without white. The flanks are slightly brownish, more so in females and young than in males. The bill and legs are grey.
The black feather cap is characteristic of the males. The scientific species name "atricapilla" (Latin for "blackhead") and the common name "Schwarzplattl" (black platypus), which is widespread in Austria and Bavaria, refer to this. Females and young birds have a reddish-brown cap. Males in the first winter have a brown, black or mixed cap of both colours.
The blackcap > < Mönchsgrasmücke ?
The blackcap is 13.5 to 15 centimetres long and has a wingspan of 20 to 23 centimetres. It weighs between 15 and 22 grams.
The upper side is dark grey, the underside olive grey. The throat and under-tail coverts are pale, the iris always black. The tail is always dark, lighter at the base and without white. The flanks are slightly brownish, more so in females and young than in males. The bill and legs are grey.
The black feather cap is characteristic of the males. The scientific species name "atricapilla" (Latin for "blackhead") and the common name "Schwarzplattl" (black platypus), which is widespread in Austria and Bavaria, refer to this. Females and young birds have a reddish-brown cap. Males in the first winter have a brown, black or mixed cap of both colours.