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.

opulations, 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.