Birds to See in Cape Verde in July
14 bird species on our list for Cape Verde are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Kentish Plover, Rock Dove, Kestrel and Osprey. New this month: Whimbrel and Yellow-legged Gull.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulLeaving soon
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 14 birds in July
14 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 7.23% in Jul
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 7.10% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 5.09% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.82% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.74% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.20% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisPassage migrantCommon52–68 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.67% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Yellow-legged Gull 52–68 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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