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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.
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
- ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Mahoganies at Banana, Ribeira Montanha, Ilha de Santiago". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ Birds in Cape Verde
- ^ 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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