Bird AlbumCape Verde · Barlavento Islands
Ilhéu Raso
44 species and 1,033 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, September and November, with up to 17 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Raso LarkAlauda razae
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereus
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Iago SparrowPasser iagoensis
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Cape Verde Storm PetrelHydrobates jabejabe
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Mindelo WTP53 km77 species
All 44 species recorded here
- Raso Lark Alauda razae
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Cape Verde Storm Petrel Hydrobates jabejabe
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Boyd's Shearwater Puffinus boydi
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ilhéu Raso?
April–May, September and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 17 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ilhéu Raso?
44 species, from 1,033 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ilhéu Raso in November?
The most recorded in November: Raso Lark, Ruddy Turnstone, Red-billed Tropicbird, Eurasian Whimbrel and Brown Booby.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.