Western Capercaillie

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

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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	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
2	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
3	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
4	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
5	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
6	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Capercaillie in Cairngorms National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Western Capercaillie sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Capercaillie in Cairngorms National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Western Capercaillie in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.