Pyrenean Chamois
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Pyrenean Chamois

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Picos de Europa National Park
123 Verified records at Picos de Europa National Park
November 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 →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Chamois sighting in Picos de Europa National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Picos de Europa National Park

Spanish Ibex
LC

Spanish Ibex

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Capra pyrenaica

10–20% · With luck
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

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
80–90
Nov
60–70
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 Picos de Europa National Park?

About 72% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Chamois sighting in Picos de Europa National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pyrenean Chamois in Picos de Europa National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Pyrenean Chamois in Picos de Europa National Park in our monthly data.

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