NP Risnjak fauna

Ornithologists have established 51 native bird varieties in the national park. Characteristic inhabitants of the subalpine beech forest are the middle-spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos), marsh tit (Parus palustris), and redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus); the mountain pine forest community is inhabited by the ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus), hedge sparrow (Prunella modularis), lesser whitethroat (Sylvia corruca), and black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros). Birds of prey are represented in the park by 8 species.

Mammals are also well-represented in Risnjak. Among the cloven-hoofed ruminants, the roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) are quite frequent, while the most attractive inhabitant of the high mountain peaks is the chamois (Rubicapra rubicapra). The population of wild beasts includes the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the natural limits of density, then the wild cat (Felix silvestris) and lynx (Lynx lynx). The wolf (Canis lupus) and the wild boar (Sus scrofa) are only passing visitors in the national park.