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Arico pine woodland


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara LC resident (2009) present B2
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major LC resident (2009) present C6
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii LC resident (2009) present A2
Tenerife Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea NT resident (2005) max 720 pairs A1, A2, B2, C1, C2, C6
Island Canary Serinus canaria LC resident (2009) present A2

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1987 Corona Forestal Parque Natural (II) 90
1987 Ladera S. Ursula, Los Organos, Altos del Valle. Nature Park (V) 100
2007 Teide National Park World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 12

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 26 Native coniferous woodland
Shrubland 26 Scrub
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) - Inland cliffs

Land use

Land use % of IBA
forestry 26
agriculture -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Arico pine woodland (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/arico-pine-woodland-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.