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Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) usually known simply as the Blackcap, is a common and widespread typical warbler. It has mainly olive-grey upperparts and pale grey underparts, and differences between the five subspecies are small. Both sexes have a neat coloured cap to the head, black in the male and reddish-brown in the female. The male's typical song is a rich musical warbling, often ending in a loud high-pitched crescendo, but a simpler song is given in some isolated areas, such as valleys in the Alps. The Blackcap's closest relative is the Garden Warbler, which looks quite different but has a similar song. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Sylviidae
Genus:
Sylvia
Scientific:
Sylvia atricapilla
Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.187
Protonym:
Motacilla Atricapilla
Avibase ID:
61F9065BE0965E1A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/61F9065B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563183
Geographic range:
- Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla: Europe to w Siberia and nw Africa; winters to s Africa
- Sylvia atricapilla heineken: SW Spain, Portugal, Madeira and Canary Islands
- Sylvia atricapilla pauluccii: Corsica, Sardinia, Balearic Islands, Tunisia, Italy and Sicily
- Sylvia atricapilla dammholzi: Caucasus, Transcaucasia and n Iran; winters to ne Africa
- Sylvia atricapilla gularis: Cape Verde Islands and Azores
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Source: Clements checklist
Blackcap
Catalan:
tallarol de casquet
Czech:
pěnice černohlavá
Danish:
Munk
German:
Mönchsgrasmücke
Spanish:
Curruca Capirotada
Spanish (Spain):
Curruca Capirotada
Finnish:
mustapääkerttu
French:
Fauvette à tête noire
Croatian:
Crnokapa Grmuša
Hungarian:
Barátposzáta
Icelandic:
Hettusöngvari
Italian:
Capinera
Japanese (romaji):
zuguromushikui
Japanese:
ズグロムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Juodagalvė devynbalsė
Dutch:
Zwartkop
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Munk
Norwegian:
Munk
Polish:
kapturka
Portuguese:
Toutinegra-de-barrette-preto
Russian:
Черноголовая славка
Slovak:
penica čiernohlavá
Serbian:
crnoglava grmuša
Swedish:
svarthätta
Ukrainian:
Кропив'янка чорноголова
Chinese:
黑顶林莺
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頂林鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Fauvette à tête noire ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Fauvette à tête noire ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Black-cap Warbler ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Black-cap Warbler ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Sylvia atricapilla [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Sylvia atricapilla [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Sylvia atricapilla [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sylvia atricapilla [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Sylvia atricapilla [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Swartkroonsanger
Arabic: أبو قلنسوة, سويدة وحميرة رأس, هازجة مقلنسة اوراسية
Asturian: Papuda, Papuda de boína
Azerbaijani: Qarabaş silvi
Belarusian: Леска-чорнагалоўка, Чарнагалоўа валасянка
Bulgarian: Голямо черноглаво коприварче
Breton: An devedig kabell du
Catalan: Busqueret de capell, Tallarol de casquet
Catalan (Balears): Busqueret de capell
Montenegrin: crnoglava grmuša
Czech: Penice cernohlavá, Pěnice černohlavá, pìnice èernohlavá
Welsh: Lleian benddu, Penddu, Penlöyn, Telor bach penddu, Telor penddu
Danish: Munk
German: Moenchsgrasmuecke, Mönchsgramücke, Monchsgrasmucke, Mönchsgrasmücke, Mönchsgrassmücke, Schwarzplättchen
Greek: Αμπελοπούλλι, Μαυροσκούφης
Greek (Cypriot): Αμπελοπούλλι
English: Blackcap, Black-cap Warbler, Black-capped Warbler, Eurasian Blackcap, European Blackcap
English, HBW: Eurasian Blackcap
English (IOC): Eurasian Blackcap
English (Kenya): Blackcap
English (United States): Eurasian Blackcap
Esperanto: nigra^capa silvio, Nigraĉapa silvio
Spanish: Curruca Capirotada, Curruca mosquitera
Spanish (Spain): Curruca Capirotada
Spanish (HBW): Curruca capirotada
Estonian: Mustpea-poosalind, Mustpea-põõsalind
Basque: Tallarol de casquet , Txinbo kaskabeltz, Txinbo kaskabeltza
Persian: سسک سرسیاه
Finnish: Mustapääkerttu, Mustapääkertut
Faroese: Munkur
French: Fauvette à tête noire
Frisian: Nettelkrûper
Irish: Caipín Dubh
Gaelic: Ceann-Dubh
Galician: Papuxa das amoras, Tallarol de casquet
Manx: Bayrn Dhoo, Kione doo ny yeeiginyn
Hebrew: סבכי שחור כיפה, סבכי שחור־כיפה, סבכי שחור־כפה, סבכי שחור-כיפה
Croatian: Crnoglava grmuša, Crnokapa Grmuša
Hungarian: Barátposzáta
Armenian: [Sevagloukh Shahrik ], Սևագլուխ Շահրիկ
Icelandic: Hettusöngvari
Italian: Capinera
Japanese (romaji): zu-guro mushi-kui, zuguromushikui, Zuguro-mushikui
Japanese: ズグロムシクイ
Japanese (Kanji): 頭黒虫喰
Georgian: შავთავა ასკაპუჭა, შავთავა ასპუჭაკა
Kazakh: Қарабас сандуғаш
Kazakh (Transliteration): qara-bas sandwğaş
Cornish: Telor pendu
Scientific: Motacilla Atricapilla, Sylvia atricapilla, Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla
Luxembourgish: Schwaarz Graatsch
Lithuanian: Juodagalve devynbalse, Juodagalvė devynbalsė
Latvian: Melngalvas ķauķis
Macedonian: Црноглав грмушар, црноглаво грмушарче, Црноглаво коприварче
Mongolian: Халимагт зэржгэнэ, Халимагт зэржигэнэ
Mongolian (Transliteration): khal'magt zerjigen
Moldavian: Silvie cu cap negru
Maltese: Kapinera
Dutch: Zwartkop
Norwegian Nynorsk: Munk
Norwegian: Munk, Munken
Polish: kapturka, kapturka (pokrzewka czarnołbista), Pokrzewka czarnogłowa, Pokrzewka czarnołbista
Pinyin: hēi-dǐng lín-yīng
Portuguese: toutinegra de barrete negro, toutinegra-de-barrete, Toutinegra-de-barrete-negro, Toutinegra-de-barrete-preto, Toutinegra-de-barrette-preto
Portuguese (Açores): Toutinegra
Portuguese (Madeira): Toutinegra
Portuguese (Portugal): Toutinegra-de-barrete
Romansh: Fustgetta dal chapitsch
Romanian: Silvie cu cap negru
Russian: Slavka-chernogolovka, Славка черноголовая, Славка-черноголовка, Черноголовая славка
Sardinian: Conca de oro, Conchinigheddu, Deddea, Filormena, Prabarissa
Scots: Ceann dubh
Northern Sami: Gahpervizar
Slovak: Penica čiernohlavá
Slovenian: crnoglavka, črnoglavka
Albanian: Bilbilth kokëzi, Bilbilthi kokëzi, Rradak ziu
Serbian: crnoglava grmuša, Црноглава грмуша
Swedish: Svarthätta
Swahili: Kucha Utosi-mweusi
Turkish: Kara Başlı Ötleğen, kara başly ötleğen, Karabağlı ötleğen, Karabaşlı Ötleğen, Kara-başlı Ötleğen, Karabaşlı Ötleğen Kuşu, Karabaşlı Ötleşen, Қарабас сандуғаш
Ukrainian: Кропив’янка чорноголова, Кропив'янка чорноголова , Чорноголова кропив'янка, Чорноголова славка
Chinese: 黑顶林莺
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頂林鶯
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