Endemic bird species of Cape Verde

The vibrant skies of Cape Verde are home to a staggering variety of bird life, from crashing seas to soaring peaks

Region: Antarctica

Destinations: Cape Verde

Cape Verde birdlife

​Nowadays many of these are extinct or nearly extinct but some can still be seen: the almost extinct Cape Verde Petrel (locally known as the Ngon-Ngon bird) on Fogo, the Raso Lark, the Cape Verde Warbler and the Lago Sparrow.

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