All 5 in 3 days here: ~50%
Aigüestortes National Park
🇪🇸 Spain
Iberia, Spain 439 spp. recorded
Aigüestortes National Park is a protected area of high mountains and temperate forests in the Pyrenees of northern Spain. Its landscape is defined by granite peaks, steep valleys, tumbling rivers, and nearly two hundred glacial lakes. This terrain creates a distinct environment of dense pine woods and high alpine meadows that differs from the arid lowlands surrounding the region.
42.633° N 0.968° E
🦜 Nature
217 Species sighted
20,414 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Jul Best month
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📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
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⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
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📊 Most Spotted
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🌙 Most active after dark
+ 286 more species with insufficient data
Challenges you can complete here
All 2 in 3 days here: ~10%
All 4 in 3 days here: ~10%
Recent sightings in Aigüestortes National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
39Jan
32Feb
36Mar
41Apr
50May
78Jun
90Jul
70Aug
52Sep
40Oct
37Nov
36Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Port de la Bonaigua
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Vielha · Garona
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Forat de la Guineu
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Free
Tourism
High
Typical stay
1–2
daysTrails
Hard
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Good
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
3.1
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 290
🐒 Mammals 95
🦎 Reptiles 42
🐸 Amphibians 12
439 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
22 Threatened 10 Endemic
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Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
3.3
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
66% 📊
Coverage (126 species at ≥5% of 439 in the inventory)
29% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (8 bird, 2 mammal, 1 reptile, 1 amphibian)
69% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
76 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
6 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
26 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
2.8
Climate Harsh Low
Entrance Free High
Tourism High Low
Trails Hard Low
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
Well, we were, but not before we had this great day out in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park in Spain, at the lake of Sant Maurici.
There are approximately 220 species of vertebrates recorded in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park of which almost two-thirds are birds with notable species such as grouse, golden eagle, bearded vulture, griffon vulture, ptarmigan and black woodpecker
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park is one of the most pristine mountain parks in Catalonia and is part of the Pyrenees mountain range.
- Near the d’Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici Park, with terraces along the river
Before you go
What animals can you see in Aigüestortes National Park?
439 species
Aigüestortes National Park has 439 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Common Wall Lizard (about 90%), European Common Frog (about 90%), Chaffinch (about 70%), Coal Tit (about 70%) and Griffon Vulture (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Alpine Marmot (about 60%).
When is the best time to visit Aigüestortes National Park for wildlife?
April–June and September–October
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 50% in January–February and November.
Can you see a Pyrenean Chamois in Aigüestortes National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Chamois sighting in Aigüestortes National Park on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is June (about 80%).
Can you see a Common Wall Lizard in Aigüestortes National Park?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Common Wall Lizard sighting in Aigüestortes National Park on a given day, based on 308 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May to August (about 90%).
Can you see a European Common Frog in Aigüestortes National Park?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a European Common Frog sighting in Aigüestortes National Park on a given day, based on 250 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May and July–August (about 90%).
Where in Aigüestortes National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Port de la Bonaigua
The richest sighting zone is around Port de la Bonaigua, followed by Mollera d'Escalarre and Vielha · Garona, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Aigüestortes National Park good for wildlife watching?
3.3 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Aigüestortes National Park rates 3.3/5: 249th of 316 parks worldwide and 8th in Europe. 33 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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