Key Biodiversity Areas

Central mountain range of Ilha de São Nicolau (6148)
Cape Verde, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesPterodroma feaeFea's PetrelVU2001D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesPterodroma feaeCape Verde PetrelNT2016link-icon
AvesFalco peregrinusPeregrine FalconLR/lc2001link-icon
AvesAcrocephalus brevipennisCape Verde Swamp-warblerEN2016link-icon
AvesApus alexandriAlexander's SwiftLC2016link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Central mountain range of Ilha de São Nicolau. 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.