Hohe Tauern National Park
🇦🇹 Austria
🐿️ Watch Alpine Marmots Roam Alpine MeadowsHohe Tauern National Park is a protected mountain reserve stretching across the Austrian Alps, defined by steep rock faces, alpine meadows, and dense temperate conifer forests. Visitors walk along rugged stone paths winding through tall pines and high-altitude spruce stands.
47.094° N 12.434° E
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Alpine Marmot
Marmota marmota
★ Alpine Ibex
Capra ibex
★ Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
★ Northern Chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra
📊 Most Spotted
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Raven
Corvus corax
European Common Frog
Rana temporaria
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Alpine Salamander
Salamandra atra
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Alpine Marmot
Marmota marmota
★ Alpine Ibex
Capra ibex
★ Northern Chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra
📊 Most Spotted
Western Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Red Deer
Cervus elaphus
European Mole
Talpa europaea
Stoat
Mustela erminea
Mountain Hare
Lepus timidus
Eurasian Pygmy Shrew
Sorex minutus
European Snow Vole
Chionomys nivalis
Forest Dormouse
Dryomys nitedula
Alpine Shrew
Sorex alpinus
Edible Dormouse
Glis glis
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Animal Events
1Alpine Marmot Social Whistling
During peak summer months, families of Marmota marmota become exceptionally active in the alpine meadows, engaging in territorial whistling and playful rearing behaviors.
2Golden Eagle Nesting and Aerial Display
Aquila chrysaetos pairs perform dramatic undulating courtship flights and provision their cliffside nests with prey during the spring and late summer seasons.
3Spotted Nutcracker Pine Seed Foraging
Nucifraga caryocatactes engages in frantic seed harvesting and caching behavior, gathering high-calorie Swiss pine nuts to prepare underground winter stores.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Alpine Marmot Social Whistling
- 2Golden Eagle Nesting and Aerial Display
- 3Spotted Nutcracker Pine Seed Foraging
Sighting Zones
Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Hohe Tauern National Park?
The most likely sightings are Alpine Marmot (seen by about 90% of wildlife watchers), Black Redstart (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Common Raven (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), European Common Frog (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Water Pipit (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers) — among 407 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Hohe Tauern National Park for wildlife?
July has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.
Can you see Alpine Marmot in Hohe Tauern National Park?
Yes — about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Alpine Marmot sighting in Hohe Tauern National Park, based on 416 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Alpine Ibex in Hohe Tauern National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Alpine Ibex sighting in Hohe Tauern National Park, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Golden Eagle in Hohe Tauern National Park?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Eagle sighting in Hohe Tauern National Park, based on 112 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Northern Chamois in Hohe Tauern National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Chamois sighting in Hohe Tauern National Park, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
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