Quinta Grande

Geography

Quinta Grande is situated within a river-valley and buttressed between the parishes of Campanário and Câmara de Lobos in the southwest coast of the island. The southeast part of the parish (along the coast) comprises Cabo Girão, a high escarpment and sheer cliff face. The residential and commercial buildings of this parish are located primarily along the river course, and, with forest, natural vegetation and terraced fields occupying the interior of the parish. The western part of the parish, although occupied by homes is a forested ridge and the eastern ridge is occupied by communication towers, radio and television facilities. Some vineyards and farmlands surround the parish to the north and east, and mostly concentrate on the cultivation of grapes for the production of Madeira Wine.

Most-observed species

• Madeira Chaffinch

  Fringilla maderensis Sharpe, 1888 · Aves
  5,010
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,890
• Madeira Wall Lizard

  Teira dugesii (Milne-Edwards, 1829) · Squamata
  3,344
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,257
• Eurasian Blackcap

  Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,019
• Island Canary

  Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,814
• Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  2,708
• Madeira Firecrest

  Regulus madeirensis Harcourt, 1851 · Aves
  2,626

Most recent

• M 4 — 2025-09-24
  38 km E of Caniçal, Portugal
• M 4.4 — 2022-04-09
  15 km SSE of Caniço, Portugal
• M 4.9 — 2022-02-16
  Madeira Islands, Portugal region
• M 3.8 — 2020-03-15
  46 km S of Caniço, Portugal
• M 5.3 — 2020-03-07
  27 km S of Caniço, Portugal
• M 4.1 — 2008-07-21
  57 km SE of Caniçal, Portugal