Pyrenean Chamois
Rupicapra pyrenaica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusRupicapra (Chamois)
- SpeciesRupicapra pyrenaica (Pyrenean Chamois)
Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pyrenean Chamois in Pyrénées National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Pyrenean Chamois sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 617 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pyrenean Chamois in Pyrénées National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Pyrenean Chamois in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.