Data Zone
The site was identified as important in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species'):| Species | Current IUCN Red List Category | Season | Year(s) | Population estimate at site | IBA criteria met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major | LC | resident | 2009 | present | C6 |
| Gran Canaria Blue Chaffinch Fringilla polatzeki | EN | resident | 2010 | present | C6 |
The current IUCN Red List category may differ from that which was valid at the time of IBA criteria assessment (2011).
| Protected area (PA) | PA designation | PA area (ha) | Relationship of PA with IBA | Overlap of PA with IBA (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauro | Monumento Natural | 1,257 | protected area overlaps with site | 500 |
| Nublo | Parque Rural | 27,405 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Macizo de Tauro II | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 5,118 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Macizo de Tauro | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 1,244 | protected area overlaps with site | 0 |
| Macizo de Tauro | Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) | 1,244 | protected area overlaps with site | 444 |
| El Nublo II | Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) | 13,956 | protected area overlaps with site | 78 |
| Habitat (IUCN level 1) | Habitat detail | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Native coniferous woodland | - |
| Shrubland | Scrub | - |
| Land-use | Extent (% of site) |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
| forestry | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tauro pine woodland. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tauro-pine-woodland-iba-spain on 02/10/2023.
