explorewithlora.com Web excerpt · 2022
“Of the five boat trips I took in Tenerife, we saw pilot whales every time.”
Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife)
🇪🇸 Spain
Macaronesia, Spain 315 spp. recorded
Teno-Rasca Marine Strip is a protected coastal and marine area stretching along the rugged southern shores of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. This Mediterranean scrub habitat features arid coastal slopes, rocky cliffs, and deep offshore waters. Visitors walk along dry coastal paths flanked by hardy shrubs and sun-bleached rocks overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
28.264° N 16.945° W
🦜 Nature
182 Species sighted
12,796 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Feb Best month
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🌙 Most active after dark
Recent sightings in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife)
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a dayavg 18 year-round
27
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Jan31
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Feb28
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Mar26
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Apr27
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May23
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Jun22
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Jul26
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Sep26
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Oct28
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DecSighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Playa de Fañabe
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Tenerife Lizard~80%+20%
Eurasian Collared-Dove~60%-20%
Tenerife Gecko~60%+20%
Canary Islands Chiffchaff~60%-30%
Short-finned Pilot Whale~50%≈
Eurasian Blackbird~50%-30%
Yellow-legged Gull~40%-50%
Island Canary~30%-20%
Bottlenose Dolphin~30%+10%
Spanish Sparrow~30%-30%
Common Kestrel~30%-40%
Common Hoopoe~20%-10%
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Oficina de turismo
Daily sight. prob.vs avg- Tenerife Lizard~80%+20%
- Short-finned Pilot Whale~60%+10%
- Tenerife Gecko~60%+30%
- Eurasian Collared-Dove~60%-30%
- Yellow-legged Gull~50%-40%
- Canary Islands Chiffchaff~40%-40%
- Spanish Sparrow~40%-30%
- Eurasian Blackbird~40%-40%
Whimbrel~30%-20%- Common Hoopoe~20%-10%
- Common Kestrel~20%-50%
Loggerhead Sea Turtle~20%≈
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Punta de Teno
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Mirador de Archipenque
Daily sight. prob.vs avg- Tenerife Lizard~90%+20%
- Short-finned Pilot Whale~60%+10%
- Yellow-legged Gull~50%-30%
- Tenerife Gecko~50%+10%
- Eurasian Collared-Dove~50%-40%
- Island Canary~30%-30%
- Canary Islands Chiffchaff~30%-50%
- Common Kestrel~20%-50%
- Spanish Sparrow~20%-40%
Plain Swift~20%-20%
European Rabbit~20%+10%- Eurasian Blackbird~20%-60%
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Centro de Visitantes de Masca
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🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Free
Tourism
High
Typical stay
1–2
daysTrails
Moderate
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
-20°
0° 0
20° 300
40° 600 mm
Jan24Feb38Mar18Apr15May14Jun7Jul1Aug12Sep17Oct19Nov13Dec21
0.0 Good
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
3.1
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 250
🐒 Mammals 46
🦎 Reptiles 17
🐸 Amphibians 2
315 Total Species
810 Global average across 340 parks
30 Threatened 13 Endemic
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Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
2.9
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
65% 📊
Coverage (73 species at ≥5% of 315 in the inventory)
23% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (9 bird, 1 reptile, 1 mammal, 1 elasmobranch)
56% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
48 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
12 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
13 🏕️
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.9
Climate Pleasant High
Entrance Free High
Tourism High Low
Trails Moderate Medium
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
Your review
Before you go
What animals can you see in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife)?
315 species
Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) has 315 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Yellow-legged Gull (about 90%), Canary Islands Chiffchaff (about 90%), Eurasian Collared-Dove (about 80%), Eurasian Blackbird (about 70%) and Common Kestrel (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Short-finned Pilot Whale (about 60%); among reptiles, Tenerife Lizard (about 70%).
When is the best time to visit Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) for wildlife?
January to September
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in October to December.
Can you see a Short-finned Pilot Whale in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife)?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Short-finned Pilot Whale sighting in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, based on 328 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May and July–August (about 70%).
Can you see a Bottlenose Dolphin in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife)?
Yes
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bottlenose Dolphin sighting in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, based on 88 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February–March, July–August and October (about 30%).
Can you see a Tenerife Lizard in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife)?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Tenerife Lizard sighting in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) on a given day, based on 433 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April (about 80%).
Where in Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Playa de Fañabe
The richest sighting zone is around Playa de Fañabe, followed by Oficina de turismo and Punta de Teno, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) good for wildlife watching?
3.1 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife) rates 3.1/5: 293rd of 340 parks worldwide and 19th in Europe. 20 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
