Key Biodiversity Areas

Laurissilva (19666)
Portugal, Europe

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesSerinus canariaIsland CanaryLC2018B2link-icon
AvesApus unicolorPlain SwiftLC2018B2link-icon
AvesColumba trocazMadeira Laurel-pigeonNT2002B1link-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesCalonectris diomedeaLC2002link-icon
AvesAccipiter nisusEurasian SparrowhawkLC2002link-icon
AvesBulweria bulweriiBulwer's PetrelLC2002link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Laurissilva. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 12, 2025.