Northern Chamois

Northern Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Mercantour National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
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 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
70–80%
2 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
60–70%
3 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
30–40%
4 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
5 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
6 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Chamois in Mercantour National Park?

About 78% of visitor-days record a Northern Chamois sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 317 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Chamois in Mercantour National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Northern Chamois in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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