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Serra do Pico de Antónia Natural Park
Pico de Antónia

Location	Santiago, Cape Verde
Coordinates	15°03′N 23°38′W / 15.050°N 23.633°W / 15.050; -23.633
Area	28.73 km (11.09 sq mi)

The Serra do Pico de Antónia is a mountain range in the centre of the island of Santiago in the Cape Verde archipelago. It contains the Pico de Antónia, at 1,392 m (4,567 ft) the highest point of the island. It is protected as a natural park, covering 28.73 km (11.09 sq mi). The natural park covers the connected mountain ranges of Serra do Pico de Antónia and of Rui Vaz (Monte Tchota).

Flora and fauna

Much of the slopes and crest of the range is planted with eucalypts and other trees which are managed by the state forestry service. The higher parts of the range are often shrouded in clouds and precipitation is relatively high. Some coffee is cultivated on the higher slopes, while beans and maize are grown at lower altitudes. Accessibility is limited, though there are some roads, as well as a track leading to the summit.

The site was identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of peregrine falcons, red kites, long-legged buzzards, Alexander's swifts, Cape Verde warblers and Iago sparrows. The endemic lizards Mabuya stangeri spinalis Tarentola darwini, Tarentola rudis and Hemidactylus brooki angulatus are present. Endemic plants include Euphorbia tuckeyana, Campanula jacobaea and Sonchus daltonii.

References

Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 25
Resolução nº 36/2016, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
Parques Naturais, Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde
Decreto-regulamentar n.º 11/2015, 10 December 2015
^ "Serra do Pico da Antónia". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

v t e Protected Areas of Cape Verde
Integral Nature Reserves	Santa Luzia, Ilhéu Raso and Ilhéu Branco Ilhéu de Baluarte Ilhéu de Curral Velho Ilhéu dos Pássaros Ilhéus do Rombo
Nature Reserves	Cruzinha Alto das Cabaças Costa da Fragata Ponta do Sinó Rabo de Junco Serra Negra Baía da Murdeira Boa Esperança Morro de Areia Ponta do Sol Tartaruga Casas Velhas Lagoa Cimidor Praia do Morro Terras Salgadas
Natural Parks	Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park Moroços Tope de Coroa Monte Verde Monte Gordo Norte (Boa Vista) Serra do Pico de Antónia Serra Malagueta Fogo Natural Park Barreiro-Figueira
Natural Monuments	Morrinho de Açúcar Morrinho do Filho Monte Estância Monte Santo António Rocha Estância Ilhéu de Sal Rei
Protected Landscapes	Pombas Monte Grande Buracona-Ragona Pedra de Lume salt ponds and Cagarral Santa Maria salt ponds Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Curral Velho Monte Penoso and Monte Branco Monte Santo António (Maio) Porto Inglês salt flats
Ramsar sites	Ilhéu de Curral Velho and Adjacent Coast Pedra Badejo Lagoons Lagoa do Rabil Porto Inglês salt flats

v t e Important Bird Areas of Cape Verde
Central mountain range of São Nicolau Coastal cliffs between Porto Mosquito and Baía do Inferno Fogo Volcano Ilhéu Branco Ilhéu Raso Ilhéus do Rombo Ilhéu de Curral Velho and adjacent coast Kapok tree, Boa Entrada Mahoganies at Banana, Ribeira Montanha Lagoas de Pedra Badejo Lagoa do Rabil Serra do Pico de Antónia

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