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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A gully with scrub, drought-resistant grassland, exposed bedrock and inland cliffs situated in the north-east of Lanzarote. Human activities include goat-grazing.
The site is also important for breeding seabirds and raptors.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats are posed by the presence of people taking part in open-air sports (climbing has the highest impact), and the poaching of
Calonectris diomedea chicks (more than 70% of chicks are captured every year).
National High
International None421 ha of IBA covered by Protected Landscape (Tenegüime, 421 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tenegüime gully (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tenegüime-gully-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.
