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Site description (2022 baseline):
Site location and context
Planalto Norte is an area in the north of the Tope de Coroa Natural Park, which is characterized by having vegetation adapted to a semi-arid climate, represented by endemic species such as Euphorbia tuckeyana, Nauplius daltoniii vogelli and Artemisia gorgonum. There are several volcanic cones, the highest ones is the Tope de Coroa, a young cone that developed inside an older crater. It has steep slopes on its west side, while on the south and east areas, there is a vast plateau at more than 1400 meters of altitude. The area exposed to the north has a higher percentage of plains cut by a series of streams, probably caused by erosion. In contrast, the western slope is characterized by its aridity, while the north-northeast part has a denser vegetation cover that prevents the erosion of the soil covered by dark volcanic sand. Natural Park has almost no vegetation, but in some areas, there is semi-natural vegetation which is overexploited by free grazing.
The fauna found in this area is represented by Pterodroma feae and Hydrobates jabejabe
MAVA Foundation. Site identified during the MAVA funded project: "Conserving the seabirds of Cabo Verde" (2020 - 2022). Partner consultation supported by Ana Veiga (BirdLife Project Manager, Cabo Verde) and Jonathan Handley (BirdLife, UK). Site identification supported by: Samir Martins (BIOS.CV), Herculano Dinis (Projecto Vitó), Albert Taxonera (Associação Projeto Biodiversidade), Marcos Hernández (Associação Projeto Biodiversidade), Isabel Fortes (Biosfera), Catelene Monteiro (Biosfera), Pedro Geraldes (SPEA ), Ariana Cabral (Lantuna), Jacob González-Solís (University of Barcelona), Teresa Militão (University of Barcelona), Vitor Paiva (University of Coimbra).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Planato Norte (Cape Verde). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/planato-norte--iba-cape-verde on 23/11/2024.
