Bird AlbumCape Verde · Barlavento Islands
Mindelo WTP
77 species and 2,327 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–March and November, with up to 35 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Cape Verde SwiftApus alexandri32 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 77 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ilhéu Raso53 km44 species
All 77 species recorded here
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
- Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mindelo WTP?
January–March and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 35 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mindelo WTP?
77 species, from 2,327 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mindelo WTP in November?
The most recorded in November: Little Egret, Ruddy Turnstone, Kentish Plover, Western Cattle Egret and Common Greenshank.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.