Spanish Ibex
Capra pyrenaica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusCapra
- SpeciesCapra pyrenaica (Spanish Ibex)
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 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spanish Ibex in Pyrénées National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Spanish Ibex sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 55 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spanish Ibex in Pyrénées National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Spanish Ibex in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.