Northern Chamois
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Northern Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Tatra National Park
123 Verified records at Tatra National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chamois (; French: [ʃamwa] ; Rupicapra rupicapra), or Alpine chamois, is a species of goat-antelope native to mountainous parts of Europe and Western Asia, from the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Mountain Range, the Alps, the Apennines, the Dinarides, the Tatra to the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Rila–Rhodope massif, Pindus, the northeastern mountains of Turkey, and the Caucasus. It has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Some subspecies of chamois are strictly protected in the EU under the European Habitats Directive. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Chamois sighting in Tatra National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tatra National Park

Elk
LC Endemic

Elk

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

60–70% · Likely
Western Roe Deer
LC

Western Roe Deer

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Capreolus capreolus

20–30% · Possible
Fallow Deer
LC

Fallow Deer

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Dama dama

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
30–40
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 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
70–80%
2 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
60–70%
3 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
40–50%
4 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
5 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
6 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Chamois in Tatra National Park?

About 64% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Chamois sighting in Tatra National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Chamois in Tatra National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Northern Chamois in Tatra National Park in our monthly data.

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