Bird AlbumCape Verde · Barlavento Islands
Sal – Santa Maria
53 species and 789 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 19 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Iago SparrowPasser iagoensis
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Little StintCalidris minuta
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
Cape Verde SwiftApus alexandri
Rock DoveColumba livia
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus15 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 53 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Rabil Lagoon50 km62 species
- Zone Humide de Lacacão70 km58 species
All 53 species recorded here
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Cape Verde Swift Apus alexandri
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sal – Santa Maria?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 19 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sal – Santa Maria?
53 species, from 789 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sal – Santa Maria in November?
The most recorded in November: Kentish Plover, Sanderling, Eurasian Collared Dove, Iago Sparrow and Eurasian Whimbrel.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.