Rock Ptarmigan

Closest Relatives at Triglav National Park

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	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	30–40%
2	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
3	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
4	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
5	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
6	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
7	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
8	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
9	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
10	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
11	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
12	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
13	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
14	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
15	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
16	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rock Ptarmigan in Triglav National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Rock Ptarmigan sighting in Triglav National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rock Ptarmigan in Triglav National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Rock Ptarmigan in Triglav National Park in our monthly data.