Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
🇪🇸 Spain
🦅 Griffon Vultures Soar Over Monte PerdidoOrdesa y Monte Perdido National Park sits in the Spanish Pyrenees of Iberia. It is a temperate forest landscape of steep valleys, limestone cliffs and alpine meadows, threaded by the Ordesa canyon and the Monte Perdido massif.
42.644° N 0.032° E
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
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Pyrenean Chamois
Rupicapra pyrenaica
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Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
📊 Most Spotted
Common Wall Lizard
Podarcis muralis
Alpine Marmot
Marmota marmota
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Great Tit
Parus major
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Common Raven
Corvus corax
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Alpine Marmot
Marmota marmota
Western Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Stone Marten
Martes foina
Aquitanian mole
Talpa aquitania
Stoat
Mustela erminea
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Great Tit
Parus major
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Common Raven
Corvus corax
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
📊 Most Spotted
Common Wall Lizard
Podarcis muralis
Catalonian Wall Lizard
Podarcis liolepis
Asp Viper
Vipera aspis
Pyrenean Rock Lizard
Iberolacerta bonnali
Aesculapian Snake
Zamenis longissimus
Ocellated Lizard
Timon lepidus
Smooth Snake
Coronella austriaca
Slow Worm
Anguis fragilis
Green Whip Snake
Hierophis viridiflavus
Viperine Snake
Natrix maura
Moorish Gecko
Tarentola mauritanica
Recent sightings in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Bearded Vulture Nesting Season
Bearded Vultures engage in aerial courtship displays and nest-building in high-altitude cliffs, with chicks hatching in late winter.
2Pyrenean Chamois Rutting Season
Male Pyrenean Chamois compete in spectacular leaping displays and head-butting contests during the mating season, often seen on rocky outcrops.
3Alpine Marmot Colony Activity
Alpine Marmots emerge from hibernation and gather in colonies, engaging in social behaviors like sunbathing and alarm calls near burrow entrances.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Bearded Vulture Nesting Season
- 2Pyrenean Chamois Rutting Season
- 3Alpine Marmot Colony Activity
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
What visitors saw
A Black Redstart of the race aterrimus End of the road at almost 3000m: time to hike in search of Wallcreepers We eventually reached the point where we could drive no higher, so it was a matter of hiking to a vantage point where, Alberto told us, we should see Wallcreepers on the facing cliff.
I climb the higher trails and stop often, hoping to see the dark shapes of chamois hopping across the scree.
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?
The most likely sightings are Common Wall Lizard (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Griffon Vulture (seen by about 80% of wildlife watchers), Pyrenean Chamois (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Alpine Marmot (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers), Chaffinch (seen by about 70% of wildlife watchers) — among 384 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park for wildlife?
August 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 Bearded Vulture in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?
Yes — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Vulture sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 231 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Pyrenean Chamois in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?
Yes — about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Chamois sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Griffon Vulture in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?
Yes — about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Griffon Vulture sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 435 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
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