Salt's Dik-dik

Salt's Dik-dik

Madoqua saltiana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Awash National Park
11 Verified records at Awash National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) is a small antelope found in semidesert, bushland, and thickets in the Horn of Africa, but marginally also in northern Kenya and eastern Sudan. It is named after Henry Salt, who was the first European to acknowledge the species in Abyssinia in the early 19th century. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Salt's Dik-dik sighting in Awash National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
50–60
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
40–50
Jul
60–70
Aug
40–50
Sep
60–70
Oct
80–90
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
60–70%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Salt's Dik-dik in Awash National Park?

About 69% of wildlife watchers report a Salt's Dik-dik sighting in Awash National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Salt's Dik-dik in Awash National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Salt's Dik-dik in Awash National Park in our monthly data.

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