They are the Zino's Petrel, the Trocaz Pigeon, the Bugio's Petrel (which makes their nests in the Bugio, one of the three Desertas islands) and Bis-Bis, the smallest bird of the island.

Zino's petrel is protected under the EU's Wild Birds Directive, and its breeding sites lie within the Parque Natural da Madeira national park.

Zino's Petrel is protected under the EU's Wild Birds Directive, and its breeding sites lie within the Parque Natural da Madeira national park.

It was created in 1982 to safeguard the natural heritage of the archipelago, and contains a number of endangered species including global rarities such as Zino's petrel.