All 5 in 3 days here: ~50%
Tatra National Park
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Eastern Europe, Slovakia 401 spp. recorded
Tatra National Park is a high-altitude temperate conifer forest spanning the rugged granite peaks and steep valleys of Slovakia in Eastern Europe. This dramatic alpine landscape features dense pine woodlands, glacial lakes, and rocky ridges, separating it from lowland reserves through its severe vertical terrain and harsh mountain climate.
49.200° N 20.183° E
🦜 Nature
188 Species sighted
10,320 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Aug Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 287 more species with insufficient data
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Recent sightings in Tatra National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
23Jan
19Feb
27Mar
33Apr
35May
46Jun
52Jul
53Aug
38Sep
28Oct
24Nov
15Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Kościeliska Valley, red trail, Czerwone Wierchy
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
—
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?
3.0
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 287
🐒 Mammals 90
🦎 Reptiles 14
🐸 Amphibians 10
401 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
19 Threatened 8 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
3.1
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
65% 📊
Coverage (112 species at ≥5% of 401 in the inventory)
28% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (9 bird, 2 mammal, 1 reptile)
54% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
69 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
5 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
23 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
2.5
Climate Harsh Low
Entrance Not verified Low
Tourism High Low
Trails Hard Low
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
Yes seen Camberwell Beauty and Sand Lizard although I have never seen a Sand Lizard outside the UK and then only a couple and two UK Camberwell Beauties and only a small number abroad There's no real chance of any new birds but always keen to see things that I rarely see such as Nutcracker.
I’d recommend bringing bear spray and a bell just in case, we heard them on three separate occasions, so they’re definitely around.
We brought two sprays with us in case we encountered a bear on the road.
We leave another path and take the final section up to the pass, we are already at 1,800 and we see a marmot, several Alpine Accentor and a Peregrine Falcon.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Tatra National Park?
401 species
Tatra National Park has 401 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Chaffinch (about 80%), Coal Tit (about 70%), Common Chiffchaff (about 70%), European Robin (about 70%) and Northern Chamois (about 70%). Among reptiles, the most-seen is Viviparous Lizard (about 60%); among amphibians, European Common Frog (about 50%).
When is the best time to visit Tatra National Park for wildlife?
June to August
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 20% in December.
Can you see a Northern Chamois in Tatra National Park?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Chamois sighting in Tatra National Park on a given day, based on 229 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July and August (about 80%).
Can you see a Brown Bear in Tatra National Park?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Bear sighting in Tatra National Park on a given day, based on 66 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is November (about 60%).
Can you see a Viviparous Lizard in Tatra National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Viviparous Lizard sighting in Tatra National Park on a given day, based on 95 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is August (about 80%).
Can you see a Fire Salamander in Tatra National Park?
Yes
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fire Salamander sighting in Tatra National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is November (about 40%).
Where in Tatra National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Kościeliska Valley, red trail, Czerwone Wierchy
The richest sighting zone is around Kościeliska Valley, red trail, Czerwone Wierchy, followed by STUDNIČKA and Štrbské pleso, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Tatra National Park good for wildlife watching?
3.0 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Tatra National Park rates 3.0/5: 275th of 316 parks worldwide and 15th in Europe. 28 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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