Bird AlbumSão Tomé & Príncipe · São Tomé
São Tomé – São Tomé town vicinity
51 species and 499 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September and December, with up to 14 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black KiteMilvus migrans
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
Sao Tome PriniaPrinia molleri
Little SwiftApus affinis
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus
Blue WaxbillUraeginthus angolensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-capped SpeiropsZosterops lugubris
Sao Tome SpinetailZoonavena thomensis
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Island Bronze-naped PigeonColumba malherbiiSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lagoas de Campo de Milho2 km44 species
- São Tomé – International Airport4 km42 species
- São Tomé – Monte Café10 km41 species
- São Tomé – Bom Sucesso Botanical Gardens13 km48 species
- PN Obô de São Tomé – Lagoa Amélia trail15 km43 species
- São Tomé – Mucumbli20 km51 species
All 51 species recorded here
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- Sao Tome Prinia Prinia molleri
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Newton's Sunbird Anabathmis newtonii
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Principe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea
- Black-capped Speirops Zosterops lugubris
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Sao Tome Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Golden-backed Bishop Euplectes aureus
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
- Sao Tome Weaver Ploceus sanctithomae
- African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Sao Tome Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrochalybeia
- White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Island Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii
- Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
- Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
- Sao Tome Thrush Turdus olivaceofuscus
- Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
- Giant Weaver Ploceus grandis
- Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Sao Tome Green Pigeon Treron sanctithomae
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Giant Sunbird Dreptes thomensis
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Sao Tome White-eye Zosterops feae
- Sao Tome Oriole Oriolus crassirostris
- Sao Tome Olive Pigeon Columba thomensis
- Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops
- West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at São Tomé – São Tomé town vicinity?
September and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 14 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at São Tomé – São Tomé town vicinity?
51 species, from 499 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at São Tomé – São Tomé town vicinity in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Kite, African Palm Swift, Yellow-fronted Canary, Sao Tome Prinia and Little Swift.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.