Cabo Verde birds
Number of displayed species: 298
- Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
- White-faced Whistling Duck / Dendrocygna viduata White-faced Whistling DuckLC
- Fulvous Whistling Duck / Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling DuckLC
- Garganey / Spatula querquedula GarganeyLC
- Blue-winged Teal / Spatula discors Blue-winged TealLC
- Northern Shoveler / Spatula clypeata Northern ShovelerLC
- Gadwall / Mareca strepera GadwallLC
- Eurasian Wigeon / Mareca penelope Eurasian WigeonLC
- American Wigeon / Mareca americana American WigeonLC
- Northern Pintail / Anas acuta Northern PintailLC
- Eurasian Teal / Anas crecca Eurasian TealLC
- Green-winged Teal / Anas carolinensis Green-winged TealLC
- Marbled Duck / Marmaronetta angustirostris Marbled DuckNT
- Common Pochard / Aythya ferina Common PochardVU
- Ferruginous Duck / Aythya nyroca Ferruginous DuckNT
- Ring-necked Duck / Aythya collaris Ring-necked DuckLC
- Tufted Duck / Aythya fuligula Tufted DuckLC
- Lesser Scaup / Aythya affinis Lesser ScaupLC
- Bufflehead / Bucephala albeola BuffleheadLC
- Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
- Alpine Swift / Tachymarptis melba Alpine SwiftLC
- Cape Verde Swift / Apus alexandri Cape Verde SwiftLC
- Common Swift / Apus apus Common SwiftLC
- Plain Swift / Apus unicolor Plain SwiftLC
- Pallid Swift / Apus pallidus Pallid SwiftLC
- African Black Swift / Apus barbatus African Black SwiftLC
- Little Swift / Apus affinis Little SwiftLC
- Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
- Rock Dove / Columba livia Rock DoveLC
- Common Wood Pigeon / Columba palumbus Common Wood PigeonLC
- European Turtle Dove / Streptopelia turtur European Turtle DoveVU
- Eurasian Collared Dove / Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared DoveLC
- Red-eyed Dove / Streptopelia semitorquata Red-eyed DoveLC
- Laughing Dove / Spilopelia senegalensis Laughing DoveLC
- Namaqua Dove / Oena capensis Namaqua DoveLC
- Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- African Crake / Crecopsis egregia African CrakeLC
- Spotted Crake / Porzana porzana Spotted CrakeLC
- Lesser Moorhen / Paragallinula angulata Lesser MoorhenLC
- Common Moorhen / Gallinula chloropus Common MoorhenLC
- Eurasian Coot / Fulica atra Eurasian CootLC
- Allen's Gallinule / Porphyrio alleni Allen's GallinuleLC
- Purple Gallinule / Porphyrio martinica Purple GallinuleLC
- Baillon's Crake / Zapornia pusilla Baillon's CrakeLC
- Little Crake / Zapornia parva Little CrakeLC
- Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Northern Lapwing / Vanellus vanellus Northern LapwingNT
- Spur-winged Lapwing / Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged LapwingLC
- European Golden Plover / Pluvialis apricaria European Golden PloverLC
- Pacific Golden Plover / Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden PloverLC
- American Golden Plover / Pluvialis dominica American Golden PloverLC
- Grey Plover / Pluvialis squatarola Grey PloverLC
- Common Ringed Plover / Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed PloverLC
- Semipalmated Plover / Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated PloverLC
- Little Ringed Plover / Charadrius dubius Little Ringed PloverLC
- White-fronted Plover / Charadrius marginatus White-fronted PloverLC
- Kentish Plover / Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish PloverLC
- Eurasian Dotterel / Charadrius morinellus Eurasian DotterelLC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Upland Sandpiper / Bartramia longicauda Upland SandpiperLC
- Eurasian Whimbrel / Numenius phaeopus Eurasian WhimbrelLC
- Hudsonian Whimbrel / Numenius hudsonicus Hudsonian WhimbrelNE
- Eurasian Curlew / Numenius arquata Eurasian CurlewNT
- Bar-tailed Godwit / Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed GodwitNT
- Black-tailed Godwit / Limosa limosa Black-tailed GodwitNT
- Ruddy Turnstone / Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneLC
- Red Knot / Calidris canutus Red KnotNT
- Ruff / Calidris pugnax RuffLC
- Stilt Sandpiper / Calidris himantopus Stilt SandpiperLC
- Curlew Sandpiper / Calidris ferruginea Curlew SandpiperNT
- Temminck's Stint / Calidris temminckii Temminck's StintLC
- Sanderling / Calidris alba SanderlingLC
- Dunlin / Calidris alpina DunlinLC
- Purple Sandpiper / Calidris maritima Purple SandpiperLC
- Baird's Sandpiper / Calidris bairdii Baird's SandpiperLC
- Little Stint / Calidris minuta Little StintLC
- Least Sandpiper / Calidris minutilla Least SandpiperLC
- White-rumped Sandpiper / Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped SandpiperLC
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper / Calidris subruficollis Buff-breasted SandpiperNT
- Pectoral Sandpiper / Calidris melanotos Pectoral SandpiperLC
- Semipalmated Sandpiper / Calidris pusilla Semipalmated SandpiperNT
- Eurasian Woodcock / Scolopax rusticola Eurasian WoodcockLC
- Jack Snipe / Lymnocryptes minimus Jack SnipeLC
- Great Snipe / Gallinago media Great SnipeNT
- Common Snipe / Gallinago gallinago Common SnipeLC
- Wilson's Snipe / Gallinago delicata Wilson's SnipeLC
- Red-necked Phalarope / Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeLC
- Red Phalarope / Phalaropus fulicarius Red PhalaropeLC
- Common Sandpiper / Actitis hypoleucos Common SandpiperLC
- Spotted Sandpiper / Actitis macularius Spotted SandpiperLC
- Green Sandpiper / Tringa ochropus Green SandpiperLC
- Solitary Sandpiper / Tringa solitaria Solitary SandpiperLC
- Lesser Yellowlegs / Tringa flavipes Lesser YellowlegsLC
- Common Redshank / Tringa totanus Common RedshankLC
- Marsh Sandpiper / Tringa stagnatilis Marsh SandpiperLC
- Wood Sandpiper / Tringa glareola Wood SandpiperLC
- Spotted Redshank / Tringa erythropus Spotted RedshankLC
- Common Greenshank / Tringa nebularia Common GreenshankLC
- Greater Yellowlegs / Tringa melanoleuca Greater YellowlegsLC
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Black-legged Kittiwake / Rissa tridactyla Black-legged KittiwakeVU
- Sabine's Gull / Xema sabini Sabine's GullLC
- Slender-billed Gull / Chroicocephalus genei Slender-billed GullLC
- Black-headed Gull / Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed GullLC
- Grey-headed Gull / Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Grey-headed GullLC
- Laughing Gull / Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing GullLC
- Audouin's Gull / Ichthyaetus audouinii Audouin's GullVU
- Mediterranean Gull / Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Mediterranean GullLC
- Ring-billed Gull / Larus delawarensis Ring-billed GullLC
- Caspian Gull / Larus cachinnans Caspian GullLC
- Yellow-legged Gull / Larus michahellis Yellow-legged GullLC
- Lesser Black-backed Gull / Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed GullLC
- Gull-billed Tern / Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed TernLC
- Caspian Tern / Hydroprogne caspia Caspian TernLC
- West African Crested Tern / Thalasseus albididorsalis West African Crested TernNE
- Sandwich Tern / Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich TernLC
- Little Tern / Sternula albifrons Little TernLC
- Sooty Tern / Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty TernLC
- Roseate Tern / Sterna dougallii Roseate TernLC
- Common Tern / Sterna hirundo Common TernLC
- Arctic Tern / Sterna paradisaea Arctic TernLC
- Whiskered Tern / Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered TernLC
- White-winged Tern / Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged TernLC
- Black Tern / Chlidonias niger Black TernLC
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
- Auks / Alcidae Auks
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Austral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae Austral Storm Petrels
- Northern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae Northern Storm Petrels
- European Storm Petrel / Hydrobates pelagicus European Storm PetrelLC
- Swinhoe's Storm Petrel / Hydrobates monorhis Swinhoe's Storm PetrelNT
- Leach's Storm Petrel / Hydrobates leucorhous Leach's Storm PetrelVU
- Band-rumped Storm Petrel / Hydrobates castro Band-rumped Storm PetrelLC
- Cape Verde Storm Petrel / Hydrobates jabejabe Cape Verde Storm PetrelLC
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
- Atlantic Petrel / Pterodroma incerta Atlantic PetrelEN
- Fea's Petrel / Pterodroma feae Fea's PetrelNT
- Black-capped Petrel / Pterodroma hasitata Black-capped PetrelEN
- Trindade Petrel / Pterodroma arminjoniana Trindade PetrelVU
- Scopoli's Shearwater / Calonectris diomedea Scopoli's ShearwaterLC
- Cory's Shearwater / Calonectris borealis Cory's ShearwaterLC
- Cape Verde Shearwater / Calonectris edwardsii Cape Verde ShearwaterNT
- Sooty Shearwater / Ardenna grisea Sooty ShearwaterNT
- Great Shearwater / Ardenna gravis Great ShearwaterLC
- Manx Shearwater / Puffinus puffinus Manx ShearwaterLC
- Balearic Shearwater / Puffinus mauretanicus Balearic ShearwaterCR
- Tropical Shearwater / Puffinus bailloni Tropical ShearwaterLC
- Boyd's Shearwater / Puffinus boydi Boyd's ShearwaterNE
- Bulwer's Petrel / Bulweria bulwerii Bulwer's PetrelLC
- Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern / Botaurus stellaris Eurasian BitternLC
- Little Bittern / Ixobrychus minutus Little BitternLC
- Dwarf Bittern / Ixobrychus sturmii Dwarf BitternLC
- Black-crowned Night Heron / Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night HeronLC
- Striated Heron / Butorides striata Striated HeronLC
- Squacco Heron / Ardeola ralloides Squacco HeronLC
- Western Cattle Egret / Bubulcus ibis Western Cattle EgretLC
- Grey Heron / Ardea cinerea Grey HeronLC
- Great Blue Heron / Ardea herodias Great Blue HeronLC
- Black-headed Heron / Ardea melanocephala Black-headed HeronLC
- Purple Heron / Ardea purpurea Purple HeronLC
- Great Egret / Ardea alba Great EgretLC
- Black Heron / Egretta ardesiaca Black HeronLC
- Snowy Egret / Egretta thula Snowy EgretLC
- Little Egret / Egretta garzetta Little EgretLC
- Western Reef Heron / Egretta gularis Western Reef HeronLC
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
- Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Egyptian Vulture / Neophron percnopterus Egyptian VultureEN
- Booted Eagle / Hieraaetus pennatus Booted EagleLC
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk / Accipiter nisus Eurasian SparrowhawkLC
- Western Marsh Harrier / Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh HarrierLC
- Hen Harrier / Circus cyaneus Hen HarrierLC
- Pallid Harrier / Circus macrourus Pallid HarrierNT
- Montagu's Harrier / Circus pygargus Montagu's HarrierLC
- Red Kite / Milvus milvus Red KiteLC
- Black Kite / Milvus migrans Black KiteLC
- Yellow-billed Kite / Milvus aegyptius Yellow-billed KiteLC
- Long-legged Buzzard / Buteo rufinus Long-legged BuzzardLC
- Cape Verde Buzzard / Buteo bannermani Cape Verde BuzzardNE
- Common Buzzard / Buteo buteo Common BuzzardLC
- Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark / Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe-LarkLC
- Thick-billed Lark / Ramphocoris clotbey Thick-billed LarkLC
- Bar-tailed Lark / Ammomanes cinctura Bar-tailed LarkLC
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkLC
- Raso Lark / Alauda razae Raso LarkCR
- Eurasian Skylark / Alauda arvensis Eurasian SkylarkLC
- Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed LarkLC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
- Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand MartinLC
- Brown-throated Martin / Riparia paludicola Brown-throated MartinLC
- Eurasian Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag MartinLC
- Pale Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Pale Crag MartinLC
- Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn SwallowLC
- Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House MartinLC
- Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis daurica Red-rumped SwallowLC
- Preuss's Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon preussi Preuss's Cliff SwallowLC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
- Cape Verde Warbler / Acrocephalus brevipennis Cape Verde WarblerVU
- Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge WarblerLC
- Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed WarblerLC
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous WarblerLC
- Western Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna opaca Western Olivaceous WarblerLC
- Melodious Warbler / Hippolais polyglotta Melodious WarblerLC
- Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine WarblerLC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
- Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian BlackcapLC
- Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden WarblerLC
- Lesser Whitethroat / Curruca curruca Lesser WhitethroatLC
- African Desert Warbler / Curruca deserti African Desert WarblerLC
- Sardinian Warbler / Curruca melanocephala Sardinian WarblerLC
- Western Subalpine Warbler / Curruca iberiae Western Subalpine WarblerNE
- Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common WhitethroatLC
- Spectacled Warbler / Curruca conspicillata Spectacled WarblerLC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted FlycatcherLC
- European Robin / Erithacus rubecula European RobinLC
- Common Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos Common NightingaleLC
- Bluethroat / Luscinia svecica BluethroatLC
- European Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula hypoleuca European Pied FlycatcherLC
- Black Redstart / Phoenicurus ochruros Black RedstartLC
- Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common RedstartLC
- Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra WhinchatLC
- Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern WheatearLC
- Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline WheatearLC
- Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert WheatearLC
- White-crowned Wheatear / Oenanthe leucopyga White-crowned WheatearLC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
- Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow WagtailLC
- Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine WagtailLC
- Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey WagtailLC
- White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White WagtailLC
- Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny PipitLC
- Meadow Pipit / Anthus pratensis Meadow PipitLC
- Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree PipitLC
- Olive-backed Pipit / Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed PipitLC
- Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated PipitLC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
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Cabo Verde types of birds
23 orders
58 families
149 genera
298 species
Cabo Verde
Cape Verde, only slightly larger than Rhode Island, is an archipelago in the Atlantic 385 mi (500 km) west of Senegal. The islands are divided into two groups: Barlavento in the north, composed of Santo Antão (291 sq mi; 754 sq km), Boa Vista (240 sq mi; 622 sq km), São Nicolau (132 sq mi; 342 sq km), São Vicente (88 sq mi; 246 sq km), Sal (83 sq mi; 298 sq km), and Santa Luzia (13 sq mi; 34 sq km); and Sotavento in the south, consisting of São Tiago (383 sq mi; 992 sq km), Fogo (184 sq mi; 477 sq km), Maio (103 sq mi; 267 sq km), and Brava (25 sq mi; 65 sq km). The islands are mostly mountainous, with the land deeply scarred by erosion. There is an active volcano on Fogo.