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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2011

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara	LC	resident	2009	present	B2
Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba bollii	LC	resident	1999	min 1,000 breeding pairs	A2, B2, C2, C6
White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba junoniae	NT	resident	1999	10-100 breeding pairs	A1, A2, B2, C1, C2, C6
Plain Swift Apus unicolor	LC	non-breeding	2009	present	A2
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	LC	resident	1999	10-15 breeding pairs	C6
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii	LC	resident	2009	present	A2
Island Canary Serinus canaria	LC	resident	2009	present	A2, B3

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

For more information about the IBA assessment process and criteria please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Teselinde-Cabecera de Vallehermoso	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	2,341	protected area overlaps with site	402
Roque Blanco	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	30	protected area overlaps with site	0
Roque Blanco	Monumento Natural	30	protected area overlaps with site	0
Orone	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,707	protected area overlaps with site	0
Orone	Paisaje Protegido	1,707	protected area overlaps with site	0
Majona	Parque Natural	1,976	protected area overlaps with site	0
Majona	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,976	protected area overlaps with site	0
Los Roques	Monumento Natural	104	protected area overlaps with site	0
Lomo del Carretón	Monumento Natural	248	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Lomo del Carretón	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	248	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Laderas de Enchereda	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	683	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Garajonay National Park	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	3,984	protected area contained by site	0
Garajonay	Parque Nacional	3,984	protected area contained by site	3,984
Garajonay	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3,785	protected area contained by site	0
Garajonay	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3,785	protected area contained by site	2,993
Cabecera Barranco de Aguajilva	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	140	protected area overlaps with site	0
Benchijigua	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	483	protected area overlaps with site	48
Benchijigua	Reserva Natural Integral	483	protected area overlaps with site	0
Barrancos del Cedro y Liria	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	584	protected area is adjacent to site	36
Barrancos del Cedro y Liria	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	584	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Artificial/Terrestrial	Forestry plantations	-
Introduced vegetation		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Garajonay National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/02/2023.