The fauna of Gran Canaria is best understood through its habitats: coast, ravines, summits, cultivated areas and marine environments.
The fauna of Gran Canaria depends on the diversity of habitats created by relief and coastline: birds, reptiles, invertebrates and marine life occupy clearly different spaces.
Among its main reference points are Historic Las Palmas, Aboriginal landscape, Natural contrasts, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Protecting these habitats turns biodiversity into part of island identity.
Key points
Fauna de Guayadeque
El barranco de Guayadeque es un refugio para reptiles, invertebrados y aves insectivoras que dependen de los matorrales y cardones del interior.
Aves de los pinares
El pinar de Tamadaba y Pajonales alberga al pinzon azul de Gran Canaria, considerado especie en peligro critico de extincion y objeto de programas activos de conservacion.
Tortugas y cetaceos en el sur
Las aguas calidas del sur de Gran Canaria son frecuentadas por tortugas marinas y diversas especies de cetaceos, con puertos base para avistamiento desde Pasito Blanco.
Lagartos gigantes en Galdar
En los riscos del norte se documentan poblaciones del lagarto endemico de Gran Canaria, emparentado con especies extinguidas en el pasado por la depredacion humana.
Municipalities of Gran Canaria
See all →- AgaeteAgaete is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- AgüimesAgüimes is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- ArtenaraArtenara is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- ArucasArucas is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- FirgasFirgas is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- GáldarGáldar is a municipality of Gran Canaria, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.