Where to see
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Vanoise National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Alpine Chough during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 7 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
Vanoise National Park
In Vanoise National Park, France, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Chough sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Picos de Europa National Park and more
After Vanoise National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Alpine Chough are in Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 50%), Ecrins National Park (France, about 40%) and Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Spain, about 40%). Outside Europe, the best option is Hemis National Park in Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February in Vanoise National Park (over 90%), January in Picos de Europa National Park (about 70%) and February and April in Ecrins National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Alpine Chough on a given day. Each park's Alpine Chough page has the full month-by-month chart.
