Northern Chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusRupicapra (Chamois)
- SpeciesRupicapra rupicapra (Northern Chamois)
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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Chamois sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 3 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 4 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Chamois in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Chamois sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Chamois in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Northern Chamois in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.