Gulls & Terns in Cape Verde
Our list for Cape Verde has 6 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 5 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 6, most common first
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantCommon33–42 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisPassage migrantCommon52–68 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusScarceUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Yellow-legged Gull 52–68 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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