Pyrenean Chamois
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Pyrenean Chamois

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Aigüestortes National Park
55 Verified records at Aigüestortes National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) is a goat-antelope that lives in the Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains of Spain, France and Andorra, and the Apennine Mountains of central Italy. It is one of the two species of the genus Rupicapra, the other being the chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Chamois sighting in Aigüestortes National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Aigüestortes National Park

Spanish Ibex
LC

Spanish Ibex

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Capra pyrenaica

Insufficient data
Fallow Deer
LC

Fallow Deer

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Dama dama

40–50% · Likely
Elk
LC Endemic

Elk

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

30–40% · Possible
Western Roe Deer
LC

Western Roe Deer

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Capreolus capreolus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
20–30
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
70–80%
2 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
3 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
40–50%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pyrenean Chamois in Aigüestortes National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Chamois sighting in Aigüestortes National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pyrenean Chamois in Aigüestortes National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Pyrenean Chamois in Aigüestortes National Park in our monthly data.

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