Capra sibirica
Silhouette: Steven Traver · PhyloPic
In 3 days >90%
The Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica), also known by regional names including Altai ibex, Asian ibex, Central Asian ibex, Gobi ibex, Himalayan ibex, Mongolian ibex, and Tian Shan ibex, is a polytypic species of ibex, a wild relative of goats and sheep. It lives in Central Asia, and is, by far, the most widely distributed species in the genus Capra. In terms of population stability, Siberian ibex are currently ranked as near
threatened. Low densities (in most areas) and overall decline; still, reliable data is minimal and difficult to come by, in addition to the animals' expansive natural range, so accurate observations are still scant. The Siberian ibex has, formerly, been treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian Alpine ibex, and whether or not it is a single species or a complex of distinct units that stand out as genetically-distinct (at species level) is still not entirely clear. The Siberian ibex is the longest and heaviest member of the genus Capra, though its shoulder height is slightly surpassed by the markhor.
Siberian ibexes are large and heavily built goats, although individual sizes vary greatly. Males are between 88 and 110 cm (35 and 43 in) in shoulder height... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moscow Zoo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 2 | Kaliningrad Zoo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Tallinn Zoo | 🇪🇪 Estonia | |
| 5 | Beijing Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Novosibirsk Zoo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 7 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Wrocław Zoological Garden | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Chișinău Zoo | 🇲🇩 Moldova | |
| 10 | The Green Zoo Wuppertal | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Nikolaev Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 12 | Łódź Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 13 | Kharkiv Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 14 | Odesa Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 15 | Beijing Aquarium | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 16 | Africarium | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 17 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Kharkiv Dolphinarium | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 19 | terrarium ogrodu zoologicznego we Wrocławiu | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Ibex sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 12 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Siberian Ibex sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, in our data
Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Siberian Ibex sightings: about 80% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Bovidae
The closest relatives of the Siberian Ibex that you can see in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (family Bovidae, Bovids) are Goitered Gazelle (about 70%), Argali (about 40%) and Mongolian Gazelle (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Siberian Ibex is recorded against all the mammals logged in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (36 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
