Bird AlbumCape Verde · Sotavento Islands
Barragem de Faveta
50 species and 1,094 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, with up to 29 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Cape Verde WarblerAcrocephalus brevipennis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Cape Verde SwiftApus alexandri
Rock DoveColumba livia
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
Iago SparrowPasser iagoensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Jardim Botânico6 km29 species
- Barragem de Poilão8 km67 species
- Achada Fazenda lagoon11 km46 species
- Tarrafal – Sewage Ponds23 km50 species
All 50 species recorded here
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Cape Verde Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
- Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Barragem de Faveta?
January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 29 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Barragem de Faveta?
50 species, from 1,094 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Barragem de Faveta in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Moorhen, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Little Egret, Common Waxbill and Eurasian Blackcap.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.