Montanha

Montanha is a settlement in the central part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km north of João Teves and 8 km southwest of Pedra Badejo. The area is intensively farmed; mainly maize, beans and sugar-cane.

For the municipality in Brazil, see Montanha, Espírito Santo.
Not to be confused with Montanhas.
Montanha
Settlement
Coordinates: 15.084°N 23.584°W / 15.084; -23.584
CountryCape Verde
IslandSantiago
MunicipalitySão Lourenço dos Órgãos
Civil parishSão Lourenço dos Órgãos
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total462
ID78109

Mahogany trees

There are two African mahogany trees near the village of Banana (part of the settlement Montanha), standing at the bottom of the Ribeira Montanha valley, 400 m above sea level. The trees were identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support a colony of purple herons[2] or Bourne's herons.[3][4]

References
  1. "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. "Mahoganies at Banana, Ribeira Montanha, Ilha de Santiago". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. Birds in Cape Verde
  4. Batty, Chris (2005). "Cape Verde Islands 24th February-7th March 2005". Bird Trip Reports. birdtours.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
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