Common Birds in Cape Verde
Our list for Cape Verde has 45 common birds recorded regularly there: 12 residents, 13 winter visitors, 19 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cape Verde in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 45, most common first
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Oct–May
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisScarceCommon43–51 cmRegularly Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaPassage migrantCommon80–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorCommon48–66 cmRegularly Oct–May
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made