Salinas of the English Port

Salinas of the English Port (Portuguese: Salinas do Porto Inglês) is a saline wetland in the southwestern part of the island of Maio, Cape Verde, northwest of the city Porto Inglês. It is a 5.34 km² (2.06 sq mi) protected area (Paisagem Protegida das Salinas do Porto Inglês)[2][3][4] and a Ramsar site.[1] It encompasses ecological, landscape, historical and cultural values. The site is frequented by species of birds of conservation interest, some of them protected by national laws and international conventions, and some endemic to the archipelago.

Salinas of the English Port Salinas do Porto Inglês
Salinas of the English Port
Location	southwestern part of Maio northwest of Porto Inglês
Coordinates	15.154°N 23.225°W
Area	534 hectares (1,320 acres)
Created	2013 (Ramsar site)
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	3 July 2013
Reference no.	2182[1]

Fauna

The site supports 10-13% of the global population of the cream-coloured courser (Cursorius cursor) and the endangered loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).[1] It hosts characteristic sand dune and wetland birds, including the greater hoopoe-lark (Alaemon alaudipes), the black-crowned sparrow lark (Eremopterix nigriceps), bar-tailed lark (Ammomanes cinctura), the sanderling (Calidris alba) and the bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica). It also has an important population of the Kentish plover: 50% of the total population of Cape Verde (150-300 individuals).[1]

See also

• List of protected areas in Cape Verde

References

1. "Salinas of the English Port". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
2. Resolução nº 36/2016, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
3. Áreas protegidas Maio, Maio Biodiversity Foundation
4. Paisagens Protegidas, Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde