Birds to See in Cape Verde in September
17 bird species on our list for Cape Verde are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, Ruddy Turnstone, Helmeted Guineafowl and Kestrel. New this month: European Turtle-dove and Bar-tailed Godwit.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
Leaving 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 17 birds in September
17 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 5.57% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 4.88% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.79% in Sep
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.56% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Sep
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Sep
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.51% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.05% in Sep
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturPassage migrantCommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.70% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.35% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- European Turtle-dove 26–28 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 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