Spanish Ibex
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Spanish Ibex

Capra pyrenaica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Sierra Nevada National Park
177 Verified records at Sierra Nevada National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. Four subspecies have been described; two are now extinct. The Portuguese ibex became extinct in 1892, and the Pyrenean ibex became extinct in 2000 and in 2003. A project to clone the Pyrenean ibex resulted in one clone being born alive in July 2003, making it the first taxon to become "un-extinct", although the clone died a few minutes after birth due to physical defects in its left lung. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Spanish Ibex sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 177 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park

Elk
LC Endemic

Elk

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
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 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
2 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
3 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
5 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spanish Ibex in Sierra Nevada National Park?

About 51% of wildlife watchers report a Spanish Ibex sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 177 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spanish Ibex in Sierra Nevada National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Spanish Ibex in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.

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