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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
White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba junoniae	NT	resident	2006	present	A1, B2, C1, C2
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	2006	present	B2, C6
Island Canary Serinus canaria	LC	resident	2006	present	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

Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	livestock farming and ranching (includes forest grazing) - small-holder grazing, ranching or farming	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Geological events	avalanches/landslides	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	recreational activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	work and other activities	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - named species	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	tourism and recreation areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	roads and railroads	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

For more information about IBA monitoring please click here

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Santa Cruz de La Palma	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	216	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Monteverde de Breña Alta	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	823	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Las Nieves	Parque Natural	5,115	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Las Nieves	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,115	protected area is adjacent to site	0
La Caldera de Taburiente	Parque Nacional	4,690	protected area contains site	4,690
Idafe	Monumento Natural	1	protected area contained by site	0
El Paso y Santa Cruz de La Palma	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,390	protected area is adjacent to site	148
Cumbres y acantilados del norte de La Palma	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	22,701	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Caldera de Taburiente	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	4,355	is identical to site	0
Caldera de Taburiente	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	4,355	is identical to site	4,355
Barranco de las Angustias	Paisaje Protegido	1,699	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Barranco de las Angustias	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	1,699	protected area is adjacent to site	0
Barlovento; Garafía, El Paso y Tijarafe	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	5,562	protected area is adjacent to site	0

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Native coniferous woodland, Broadleaved evergreen woodland	-
Shrubland	Scrub	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-

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: La Caldera de Taburiente National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 07/02/2023.