Madeira Island Magazine - May/June 2022
The dazzling "Flower Festival" opens the way for the return of Madeira's celebrations in early May. Between May and June, the events calendar is packed with music festivals such as the "Aleste Festival" and "Aqui Acolá Festival", as well as international sporting events such as "Ultra Skyrunning Madeira", "Trans Madeira" and the "Canyoning Madeira Meeting". Events such as the "Madeira Classic Car Revival" and other multicultural events of great local and tourist importance are planned such as the "Mercado Quinhentista", the "Festival do Atlântico", the "Festa da Cereja", the "Festas de São João" in Porto Santo and Calheta, as well as the "Festas de São Pedro" in Ribeira Brava and Câmara de Lobos, celebrations that will attract thousands of people to the Archipelago. In this edition you can also read about The Flower Festival and the 10 Flowers to discover in the Garden of the Atlantic; Porto Santo Beach; Leisure Areas in Calheta, Captain’s Tower Museum, Ponta do Garajau and much more. Come and celebrate with us and be infected by the spontaneous and traditional joy that the Madeiran people 'breathe' at these events.
The dazzling "Flower Festival" opens the way for the return of Madeira's celebrations in early May. Between May and June, the events calendar is packed with music festivals such as the "Aleste Festival" and "Aqui Acolá Festival", as well as international sporting events such as "Ultra Skyrunning Madeira", "Trans Madeira" and the "Canyoning Madeira Meeting". Events such as the "Madeira Classic Car Revival" and other multicultural events of great local and tourist importance are planned such as the "Mercado Quinhentista", the "Festival do Atlântico", the "Festa da Cereja", the "Festas de São João" in Porto Santo and Calheta, as well as the "Festas de São Pedro" in Ribeira Brava and Câmara de Lobos, celebrations that will attract thousands of people to the Archipelago.
In this edition you can also read about The Flower Festival and the 10 Flowers to discover in the Garden of the Atlantic; Porto Santo Beach; Leisure Areas in Calheta, Captain’s Tower Museum, Ponta do Garajau and much more.
Come and celebrate with us and be infected by the spontaneous and traditional joy that the Madeiran people 'breathe' at these events.
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NATUREZA E SUSTENTABILIDADE - Fauna | NATURE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Andorinha
da Serra
Plain Swift
Apus unicolor
Photo by
www.atlasdasaves.netmadeira.com
Família: Apodidae
Espécie: Apus unicolor
(Jardine, 1830)
Nomes vulgares: Andorinha da
Serra; Plain Swift (E); Martinet
unicolore (F); Einfarbsegler (G).
Andorinha da Serra é uma
A espécie endémica da
Macaronésia que nidifica na
Ilha da Madeira, no Porto Santo e no
arquipélago das Canárias.
A sua abundância é denotada em maior
número na Ilha da Madeira. Nas falésias,
desde a costa até às montanhas mais altas,
encontra o seu habitat predileto onde
tem a oportunidade de se alimentar dos
insetos existentes em fartura. Esta espécie
nidifica em pequenas colónias, em buracos
nas rochas. Contudo, não exclui outros
tipos de habitats, distribuídos um pouco
por toda a ilha.
Apesar da Andorinha da Serra poder
ser observada durante todo o ano na
Madeira, no verão é habitual ser notada em
maior número, assumindo a tendência de
diminuir no inverno devido à ocorrência de
uma possível migração.
É uma ave de pequeno porte, de corpo
fino e de asas estreitas e pontiagudas,
o que torna o seu voo veloz. A sua cor
é escura e uniforme. É facilmente
identificada pelos seus sons que se
assemelham a gritos.
O conhecimento existente sobre esta
espécie deve-se, quase na sua totalidade,
ao que foi descrito por Bannerman &
Bannerman (1965).
O Dia Mundial das Aves
Migratórias acontece a 9 de
maio e foi criado para destacar
a preservação das espécies
e do seu habitat, numa
consciencialização global sobre
as ameaças que as afetam.
Family: Apodidae
Species: Apus unicolor (Jardine, 1830)
Common names: Plain Swift
(E); Martinet unicolore (F);
Einfarbsegler (G).
T
he Plain Swift is an endemic
species of Macronesia that
can be found in Madeira,
Porto Santo and the Canaries,
although it is most abundant in
Madeira.
From the coast to the highest
mountain,s this species nests in small
colonies among the rocks where it
feeds on insects.
Although the Plain Swift can be
seen year round, it is usually observed
in greater numbers during summer,
tending to decrease in the winter due
to possible migration.
A small bird, with a thin body and
narrow pointed wings, making it a fast
flyer, its plumage is dark and uniform.
It can be easily identified by its
sounds, which resemble screams!
The existing knowledge about
this species is almost entirely due to
what was described by Bannerman &
Bannerman (1965).
World migratory birds day
takes place on the 9 th of May
and was created to highlight
the preservation of the
species and their habitat,
in a global awareness of the
threats that affect them.
24 Madeira Island Magazine | Maio - Junho 2022
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