Cape Verde

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	7	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	3	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	7	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Cape Verde at a glance

Land area

4,033 km²

BirdLife Partner

Biosfera

Species
Total number of birds	88
Globally threatened birds	8
Country endemics	7
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	30
Total IBA area	8,582 km²
IBA area as % of land area	213%
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2024) Country profile: Cape Verde. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/country/cape-verde on 22/12/2024.