Western Capercaillie

Western Capercaillie

Tetrao urogallus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park
20 Verified records at Bavarian Forest National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Capercaillie sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park

Ring-necked Pheasant
LC Endemic

Ring-necked Pheasant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phasianus colchicus

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Black Grouse
LC Endemic

Eurasian Black Grouse

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lyrurus tetrix

Insufficient data
Common Peafowl
LC

Common Peafowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pavo cristatus

Insufficient data
Wild Turkey
LC Endemic

Wild Turkey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Meleagris gallopavo

Insufficient data
Red Junglefowl
LC

Red Junglefowl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallus gallus

Insufficient data
Hazel Grouse
LC

Hazel Grouse

Bird

Tetrastes bonasia

<5% · Rare
Common Quail
LC

Common Quail

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Coturnix coturnix

<5% · Rare
Gray Partridge
LC

Gray Partridge

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Perdix perdix

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
4 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
5 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
6 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Capercaillie in Bavarian Forest National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Western Capercaillie sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Western Capercaillie in Bavarian Forest National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Western Capercaillie in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.

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