Birds to See in Cape Verde in February
39 bird species on our list for Cape Verde are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Eurasian Collared Dove, Little Egret, Rock Dove and Kestrel. New this month: Common Quail.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
From Cape Verde’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 39 birds in February
39 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 4.52% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 4.30% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.17% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–May · 3.13% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 3.13% in Feb
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.65% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.30% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Feb
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.78% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.65% in Feb
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaPassage migrantCommon80–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.61% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.39% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorCommon48–66 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.00% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.00% in Feb
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.00% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.91% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Feb
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.78% in Feb
Purple HeronArdea purpureaWinter visitorCommon78–90 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.78% in Feb
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantCommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.70% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.52% in Feb
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.52% in Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.48% in Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.43% in Feb
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.43% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.39% in Feb
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.39% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.26% in Feb
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.26% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.17% in Feb
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Feb
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.17% in Feb
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisPassage migrantCommon52–68 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.17% in Feb
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