 "Limonium lobinii" (carqueja de Santiago) is only found in this park.In the park there are 19 species of birds, of which eight are endemic.Many of these are endangered, including "Ardea purpurea bournei" (Bourne's heron), "Acrocephalus brevipennis" (Cape Verde warbler) and Cape Verde buzzard ("Buteo bannermani").