Pyrenean Chamois
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Pyrenean Chamois

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Pyrénées National Park
617 Verified records at Pyrénées National Park
July 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Chamois sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 617 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park

Spanish Ibex
LC

Spanish Ibex

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Capra pyrenaica

5–10% · With luck
Western Roe Deer
LC

Western Roe Deer

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Capreolus capreolus

20–30% · Possible
Elk
LC Endemic

Elk

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

20–30% · Possible
Fallow Deer
LC

Fallow Deer

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Dama dama

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Pyrénées National Park?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Chamois sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 617 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Pyrenean Chamois in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.

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