Tenerife Excursions in Tenerife

Nesting Birds Tenerife

Some 56 species of birds nest in Tenerife, 25 of which are perching species and 31 non-perching species. Tenerife has the highest number of nesting birds of all the islands.

Populations, however, are small and two species – royal kite and Egyptian vulture – have become extinct in recent years and others, like the osprey, Barbary falcon, raven, etc. are endangered.

The island of Tenerife has three of the four endemic species of the Canary Islands (blue chaffinch, white tailed laurel pigeon and Bolle’s laurel pigeon) and the three endemic species of Macaronesia (Canary, Berthelot’s pipit and plain swift).

The subspecies Dendrocopos major canariensis of the Greater spotted woodpecker lives exclusively on Tenerife, whereas other subspecies also inhabit other islands.

Common name Scientific names Alpispa o Montacilla Cinerea Canariensis Andoriña o Vencejo Unicolor Apus Unicolor Canario Serinus Canaria Caminero o Correcaminos nthus Berthelotii Berthelotii Capirote o Curruca Capirotada Sylvia Atricapilla Cuervo Corvus Corax Tingitanus Mosquitero común Phylloscopus Collybita Canarienis Paloma Rabiche Columba Junoniae Pico Picapinos o Pájaro Carpintero Dendrocopos Major Canriensis Pinzón Azul o Pájaro Azul del Teide Fringilla Teydea Teydea Tabobo o Abubilla Upupa Epops

BIRDS OF PRAY Nombre común Nombre científico

Aguililla o Ratonero Común Buteo Buteo Insularum Búho chico Asio otus canariensis Cernícalo Falco Tinnunculus Canariensis Gavilán Accipiter nisus granti Halcón de Berbería Falco pelegrinoides Lechuza o coruja Tyto alba

SEA BIRDS Nombre común Nombre científico

Charrán común Sterna hirundo Charrán rosado Sterna dougallii Gaviota argéntea Larus argentatus Paíño común Hydrobates pelagicus Paíño de Madeira Oceanodroma castro Paíño pechialbo Pelagodroma marina Pardela cenicienta Calonectris diomedea Pardela chica Puffinus assimilis Pardela pichoneta Puffinus puffinus Petrel de Bulwer Bulweria bulweri