Parque Nacional de las Tablas de Pine Forests

The pine forest biotope is found mainly in the southern part of the park. Between the pines (Pinus pinea L.) is an undergrowth consisting mainly of tree heaths, cistuses, the broom-like Osyris alba L. and the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus L.). Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus), turtle-doves (Streptopelia turtur), blackbirds (Turdus merula), mistle thrushes (Turdus viscivorus), buzzards (Buteo buteo), red kites (Milvus milvus) and kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) are residents; annual visitors are the hobby (Falco subbuteo) and the short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus). A very rare bird, found here but hardly anywhere else, is the azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus).