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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	2003	min 50 breeding pairs	B2, C2, C6
White-tailed Laurel-pigeon Columba junoniae	NT	resident	2003	80-100 breeding pairs	A1, B2, C1, C2, C6

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	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Transportation and service corridors	likely in short term (within 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
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)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Pollution	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Most of site (50-90%) covered (including the most critical parts for important bird species)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1987	Corona Forestal	Parque Natural	46
1987	Campeches, Tigaiga y Ruiz	Paisaje Protegido	33
1987	Barranco de Ruiz	Sitio de Interés Científico	10
1989	Montes y cumbre de Tenerife	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	31
1994	Los Campeches, Tigaiga y Ruiz	Protected Landscape	100
1996	Corona Forestal	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	31
1996	Los Campeches; Tigaiga y Ruiz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	3
1996	Barranco de Ruiz	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	10
2005	Tigaiga	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	3

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Broadleaved evergreen woodland	26
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable land, Forestry plantations	-
Introduced vegetation		-
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	Inland cliffs	-
Shrubland	Scrub, Heathland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers and streams	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	26

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tigaiga slope (Spain). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tigaiga-slope-iba-spain on 22/11/2024.