Cape Verde

Key publications

References

Hazevoet, C. J. (2012) Seventh report on birds from the Cape Verde Islands, including records of nine taxa new to the archipelago. Zoologia Caboverdiana 3: 1-28
Hille, S. M. and Collar, N. J. (2011) Status assessment of raptors in Cape Verde confirms a major crisis for scavengers. Oryx, 45: 217–224

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.