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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 (2003)	250–300 pairs	B2, C2, C6
White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba junoniae	NT	resident (2003)	max 25 pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2
Island Canary Serinus canaria	LC	resident (2010)	present	B3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1987	Anaga	Parque Rural (V)	100
1994	Pijaral	Reserva Natural Integral (Ib)	7

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

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

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: San Andrés, Pijaral and Anaga mountains (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/san-andrés-pijaral-and-anaga-mountains-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.