CaBO Verde

Checklist of Endemic Bird Species

This list of bird species found exclusively in Cabo Verde is based on the taxonomy used in HBW/BirdLife v. 9 (2024). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

HBW/BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist (Version 9.0).The lists are based on the October 2024 update available here.

Additional species considered valid by other major checklists are listed at the bottom of the page.

Apus alexandri (Caprimulgiformes Apodidae) Cape Verde Swift

Hydrobates jabejabe (Procellariiformes Hydrobatidae) Cape Verde Storm-petrel (Breeding)

Pterodroma feae (Procellariiformes Procellariidae) Cape Verde Petrel (Breeding)

Calonectris edwardsii (Procellariiformes Procellariidae) Cape Verde Shearwater (Breeding)

Alauda razae (Passeriformes Alaudidae) Raso Lark

Acrocephalus brevipennis (Passeriformes Acrocephalidae) Cape Verde Swamp-warbler

Passer iagoensis (Passeriformes Passeridae) Cape Verde Sparrow

The following additional endemic species are not recognized as distinct by HBW-BirdLife but are considered valid by one or more of the following checklists: eBird/Clements v2019 (Cornell) = 1, IOC 10.1 (IOC) = 2, and Howard & Moore 4.1 (TAS) = 3.

Buteo bannermani  (Accipitriformes Accipitridae)  Cape Verde Buzzard  12  Cape Verde

Puffinus boydi  (Procellariiformes Procellariidae)  Boyd's Shearwater (Breeding)  12