Aymí, R., Gargallo, G. and Christie, D.A. 2015. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. and de Juana, E. (eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
BirdLife International. 2015. European Red List of Birds. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.
del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Christie, D. 2006. Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
EBCC. 2015. Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme. European Bird Census Council. Available at: http://www.ebcc.info/index.php?ID=587.
Holt, C.A., Fuller, R.J. and Dolman, P.M. 2013. Deer reduce habitat quality for a woodland songbird: evidence from settlement patterns, demographic parameters, and body condition. The Auk 130(1): 13-20.
Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
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BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla. Downloaded from
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