Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Passeriformes > Suborder Passeri > Superfamily Sylvioidea > Family Sylviidae > Genus Sylvia

Sylvia melanocephala (Gmelin, 1789)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Motacilla Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Sylvia*	Scopoli, 1769	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Motacilla melanocephala*	Gmelin, 1789	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: bilbilthi kokëzi sources: DHORA, DH. 2008: Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bulgarian: Малко черноглаво коприварче sources: Bulgarian PESI focal point

Danish: Sorthovedet sanger sources: danish PESI focal point

Dutch: Kleine zwartkop sources: Dutch Species Register

English-United States: Sardinian Warbler sources: Charles Hussey

German: Samtkopf-Grasmücke sources: german PESI focal point

Greek: Μαυροτσιροβάκος ; Μαυροτσιροβάκος sources: Greek PESI focal point

Israel (Hebrew): סיבכי שחור-ראש sources: Hebrew PESI focal point

Lithuanian: raudonakė devynbalsė sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point

Norwegian Bokmål: svarthodesanger sources: Syst. Nat. 1 pt 2 p. 970

Norwegian Nynorsk: svarthovudsongar sources: Syst. Nat. 1 pt 2 p. 970

Russian: славка средиземноморская sources: Russian PESI focal point

Slovenian: žametna penica sources: Slovenian PESI focal point

Spanish, Castillian: Curruca cabecinegra sources: spanish PESI focal point

Swedish: sammetshätta

Turkish: Maskeli otlegen; Maskeli ötleğen sources: Turkish PESI focal point

Ukrainian: Кропив’янка середземноморська; Кропив'янка середземноморська; Середземноморська кропив'янка sources: Ukraine PESI focal point;Ukranian PESI focal point