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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') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba bollii	LC	resident	2009	present	A2, B2, C2, C6
White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba junoniae	NT	resident	2009	present	A1, A2, B2, C1, C2, C6
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	LC	resident	2009	present	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident	2009	present	B2, C6
Island Canary Serinus canaria	LC	resident	2009	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2011. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	high
Geological events	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	slow but significant deterioration	high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Some of site covered (10-49%)	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1983	El Canal y Los Tiles	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	97
1987	Las Nieves	Parque Natural	48
1989	Cumbres y acantilados del norte de La Palma	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100
1996	Las Nieves	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	87
1997	Monteverde de Lomo Grande	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	26
Shrubland	Heathland	26
Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)	Caves	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: El Canal y Los Tiles laurel forest (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/el-canal-y-los-tiles-laurel-forest-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.