Plovers & Lapwings in Cape Verde
Our list for Cape Verde has 4 plovers & lapwings recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
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 4, most common first
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Oct–May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody 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