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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
Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba bollii	LC	resident (1985)	125–150 pairs	A2, B2, C2, C6
White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba junoniae	NT	resident (1985)	500–600 pairs	A1, A2, B2, C1, C2, C6
Plain Swift Apus unicolor	LC	resident (2009)	present	A2
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	LC	resident (2009)	present	C6
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	LC	resident (2009)	present	B2, C6
Berthelot's Pipit Anthus berthelotii	LC	resident (2009)	present	A2
Island Canary Serinus canaria	LC	resident (2009)	present	A2

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Actual vs Reference (units)	% remaining	Result
Dark-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba bollii	150 / 150 (birds)	100	good
White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba junoniae	600 / 600 (birds)	100	good

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 of popul­ation/area (>90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	very high
Human intrusions and disturbance	happe­ning now	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Pollution	happe­ning now	some of popul­ation/area (10–49%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	high
Transportation and service corridors	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Biological resource use	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (<4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	A management plan exists, but it is out of date or not compre­hensive	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1954	La Caldera de Taburiente	Parque Nacional (II)	<1
1987	Las Nieves	Parque Natural (II)	16
1987	Barranco de las Angustias	Paisaje Protegido (V)	5
1987	Cumbre Vieja	Parque Natural (II)	2
1987	Guelguén	Reserva Natural Especial (V)	1
1987	Tablado	Paisaje Protegido (V)	1
1987	Barranco del Agua	Sitio de Interés Científico (Ib)	<1
1994	Pinar de Garafía	Reserva Natural Integral (Ib)	3
1994	El Tablao	Protected Landscape (-)	1
1994	Pinar de Garafía	Integral Natural Reserve (-)	3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	26	Native coniferous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Arable land
Introduced vegetation	-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	-	Inland cliffs
Shrubland	-	Scrub; Heathland
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	26
hunting	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: La Palma laurel forest (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/la-palma-laurel-forest-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.