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Aigüestortes National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Sooty Copper during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 6 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 10 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 11 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 12 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 14 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Aigüestortes National Park
In Aigüestortes National Park, Spain, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Copper sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Mercantour National Park and more
After Aigüestortes National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Sooty Copper are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 40%), Cévennes National Park (France, about 40%) and Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Aigüestortes National Park (about 50%), July in Mercantour National Park (about 50%) and July and August in Cévennes National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Sooty Copper on a given day. Each park's Sooty Copper page has the full month-by-month chart.
