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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
The site comprises a mountainous area with rocky plains, and includes a gully with running water, and saltpans and sea cliffs at the coast. Scrub, drought-resistant grassland and crops all occur. Human activities include cattle-grazing.
An important area for raptors, El Cuchillete de Buenavista holds the largest number of breeding
Neophron percnopterus in the Canaries. It is also the most important area on Fuerteventura for
Pterocles orientalis. The coast and saltpans support wintering and migrating waders.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threat is posed by tourism (for example, jeep-safaris). Additional threats include bird collisions with electric powerlines, the possible construction of an aerodrome and illegal hunting. Five censuses of
Chlamydotis undulata have been undertaken since 1979, and bird collisions with powerlines are monitored.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Cuchillete de Buenavista-gully of La Torre-Los Alares (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/cuchillete-de-buenavista-gully-of-la-torre-los-alares-iba-spain on 23/11/2024.
