Bird AlbumSão Tomé & Príncipe · Príncipe Autonomous Region
Santo António
53 species and 641 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and March, with up to 27 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
SanderlingCalidris alba
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 53 species recorded here
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Principe Weaver Ploceus princeps
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
- Principe Starling Lamprotornis ornatus
- Principe Speirops Zosterops leucophaeus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Dohrn's Warbler Sylvia dohrni
- Principe Sunbird Anabathmis hartlaubii
- Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
- Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus
- Island Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
- Sao Tome Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
- Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Lesser Moorhen Paragallinula angulata
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Principe Thrush Turdus xanthorhynchus
- Principe White-eye Zosterops ficedulinus
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Principe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Santo António?
January and March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 27 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Santo António?
53 species, from 641 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Santo António in November?
The most recorded in November: Sanderling, Eurasian Whimbrel, Common Ringed Plover and Eurasian Golden Oriole.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.