As part of a master’s dissertation from the School of Sciences of Lisbon, SPEA, a partner in the LIFE IP Azores Natura project, is monitoring birds and vegetation in areas where interventions for ecological restoration have been carried out and in other adjacent areas in which the vegetation is predominantly exotic. The objective of this study is to evaluate the use of common birds in the areas of recovered Laurissilva forest, and to test the hypothesis that these areas are preferred over areas dominated by exotic species. The data obtained can be used as indicators to evaluate the results of the actions of the conservation projects, such as the LIFE IP Azores Natura, which will implement conservation works in the Laurissilva forest and, consequently, improve the conservation status of the Priolo (𝘗𝘺𝘳𝘳𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢), through action C5.