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Animals of Cape Verde

42 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Cape Verde on GBIF: 32 birds, 5 sharks & fish, 3 insects & other invertebrates, 2 mammals. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

Sperm whaleSperm whalePhyseter macrocephalusVulnerableOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernHumpback whaleHumpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeLeast concernRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernCommon buzzardCommon buzzardButeo buteoLeast concernLemon sharkLemon sharkNegaprion brevirostrisVulnerableBarn swallowBarn swallowHirundo rusticaLeast concernAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiAedes aegyptiGrey heronGrey heronArdea cinereaLeast concernNurse sharkNurse sharkGinglymostoma cirratumVulnerableEurasian collared doveEurasian collared doveStreptopelia decaoctoLeast concernCommon kestrelCommon kestrelFalco tinnunculusLeast concernCommon quailCommon quailCoturnix coturnixLeast concernLittle egretLittle egretEgretta garzettaLeast concernEurasian blackcapEurasian blackcapSylvia atricapillaLeast concernHelmeted guinea fowlHelmeted guinea fowlNumida meleagrisLeast concernCommon moorhenCommon moorhenGallinula chloropusLeast concernRed-footed boobyRed-footed boobySula sulaLeast concernGlossy ibisGlossy ibisPlegadis falcinellusLeast concernCurlew sandpiperCurlew sandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVulnerableBrown boobyBrown boobySula leucogasterLeast concernWestern cattle egretWestern cattle egretArdea ibisLeast concernRuffRuffCalidris pugnaxLeast concern

All 42 animals by group

Whales & dolphins 2

Birds of prey 3

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 12

Seabirds, divers & grebes 2

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 8

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 2

Pigeons & doves 2

Songbirds & perching birds 3

Sharks 2

Bony fish 3

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.