The fauna of Tenerife is best understood through its habitats: coast, ravines, summits, cultivated areas and marine environments.
The fauna of Tenerife 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 Teide and sacred landscape, Historic La Laguna, Port and mobility, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Protecting these habitats turns biodiversity into part of island identity.
Key points
Pinzon azul del Teide
Endemico de los pinares del Teide, el pinzon azul es uno de los simbolos faunisticos de la isla y objeto de estudio por su evolucion en aislamiento.
Lagarto tizón de Tenerife
El lagarto tizon, presente en distintas subespecies insulares, es el reptil terrestre mas conspicuo y un buen indicador de la salud de los ecosistemas.
Aves de Anaga
La laurisilva de Anaga alberga palomas endemicas como la torcaz y la rabiche, ademas de otras aves forestales que dependen del bosque humedo.
Cetaceos y vida marina
El canal entre Tenerife y La Gomera es uno de los corredores cetaceos mas activos del Atlantico oriental, con delfines y cachalotes frecuentes.
Fauna invertebrada endemica
La variedad de microhabitats entre Anaga, el Teide y la costa ha favorecido una alta especiacion de invertebrados, muchos aun escasamente estudiados.
Municipalities of Tenerife
See all →- AdejeAdeje is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- ArafoArafo is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- AricoArico is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- AronaArona is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Buenavista del NorteBuenavista del Norte is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- CandelariaCandelaria is a municipality of Tenerife, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.