Key Biodiversity Areas

Ilhéu Raso (6147)
Cape Verde, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesCalonectris diomedeaLR/lc2001B1, D1alink-icon
AvesAlauda razaeRaso LarkCR2018A1elink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesPhaethon aethereusRed-billed TropicbirdLC2018link-icon
AvesCalonectris edwardsiiCape Verde ShearwaterNT2018link-icon
AvesPasser iagoensisCape Verde SparrowLC2018link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Ilhéu Raso. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.