Fauna is these forests and shrublands include rare terrestrial birds, such as the Azores bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina), endemic to the Azores, whose refuge is confined primarily to the existent Laurissilva forests of Pico da Vara. This rare bird is considered at risk for extinction. In addition to the bullfinch the zone is habitat for Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs moreletti), Common buzzard (Buteo buteo rothschild), Azores wood pigeon (Columba palumbuz azorica) and the São Miguel goldcrest (Regulus regulus azoricus), among others.