Ribeira da Janela

History

The parish was marked by a massive exodus in the 1960s, from which it has yet not recovered.

Geography

It is located northeast coast of the municipality of Porto Moniz, connected by the main roadway that circles the island to the principal communities in Funchal and Calheta. Mountainous, the parish is cut by several river valleys extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the interior plateau of Paul da Serra, where it borders the municipalities of Ponta do Sol and Calheta. The ravine, Ribeira da Janela, meanders through the parish from Paul da Serra (springing from the plateau at around 1,420 metres altitude) and flows at various intervals along the water course. The valley cut by this ravine is one of the longest in Madeira. Forests dominate the northern and the western parts of the valley and while brush characterises the remaining areas.

Most-observed species

• Madeira Chaffinch

  Fringilla maderensis Sharpe, 1888 · Aves
  2,107
• Madeira Wall Lizard

  Teira dugesii (Milne-Edwards, 1829) · Squamata
  1,217
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,197
• Island Canary

  Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  994
• Madeira Firecrest

  Regulus madeirensis Harcourt, 1851 · Aves
  951
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  942
• Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  807
• Gray Wagtail

  Motacilla cinerea Tunstall, 1771 · Aves
  766

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