Data Zone
Country/territory: Spain
IBA Criteria met: B2 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 1,286 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2016 | very high | very unfavourable | negligible |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
An area of grassland, scrub and agricultural land located in north-east Tenerife, bordered by a residential area and the airport.
Key biodiversity
The only site for Calandrella rufescens rufescens in the Canaries and the best area on Tenerife for grassland species. The site is also a wintering and stop-over site for herons, waders and passerines and a feeding site for species that breed nearby (mainly raptors and passerines).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Los Rodeos-La Esperanza. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 01/04/2023.
