Spanish Ibex

Spanish Ibex

Capra pyrenaica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

Closest Relatives at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

Western Roe Deer
LC

Western Roe Deer

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Capreolus capreolus

10–20% · Possible
Red Deer
LC

Red Deer

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

Insufficient data
Fallow Deer
LC

Fallow Deer

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Dama dama

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
2 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
4 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
5 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spanish Ibex in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

About 29% of visitor-days record a Spanish Ibex sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 199 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spanish Ibex in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Spanish Ibex in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.

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