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In the North Atlantic there was a huge reduction in seabird populations following the European colonization of the Azores, Madeira and Canary archipelagos but information on seabird status and distribution for the subtropical region of Cabo Verde is scarce, unavailable or dispersed in grey literature. We compiled and compared the historical and current distribution of all seabird species breeding in the Cabo Verde archipelago, updated their relative abundance, investigated their inland habitat preferences, and reviewed their threats. Currently, the breeding seabird community in Cabo Verde is composed of Bulwer\u2019s Petrel <jats:italic>Bulweria bulwerii<\/jats:italic>, White-faced Storm-petrel <jats:italic>Pelagodroma marina aedesorum<\/jats:italic>, Cape Verde Shearwater <jats:italic>Calonectris edwardsii<\/jats:italic>, Cape Verde Storm-petrel <jats:italic>Hydrobates jabejabe<\/jats:italic>, Cape Verde Petrel <jats:italic>Pterodroma feae<\/jats:italic>, Boyd's Shearwater <jats:italic>Puffinus lherminieri boydi<\/jats:italic>, Brown Booby <jats:italic>Sula leucogaster<\/jats:italic>, and Red-billed Tropicbird <jats:italic>Phaethon aethereus<\/jats:italic>. One breeding species is currently extinct, the Magnificent Frigatebird <jats:italic>Fregata magnificens<\/jats:italic>. The relative abundance of Cape Verde Shearwater, Boyd\u2019s Shearwater, Cape Verde Petrel, and Cape Verde Storm-petrel was determined from counts of their nocturnal calls in Santo Ant\u00e3o, S\u00e3o Vicente, Santa Luzia, Branco, Raso and S\u00e3o Nicolau. Cape Verde Petrel occurred only on mountainous islands (Santo Ant\u00e3o, S\u00e3o Nicolau, Santiago, and Fogo) from mid-to high elevations. Larger species such as the Cape Verde Shearwater and Boyd\u2019s Shearwater exhibited a wider distribution in the archipelago, occurring close to the coastline but at lower densities on populated islands. Small procellariforms such as the Cape Verde Storm-petrel occurred at high densities only on rat-free islets and in steep areas of main islands where introduced cats and rats are unlikely to occur. 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