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Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
7 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The springbok or springbuck (Antidorcas marsupialis) is an antelope found mainly in south and southwest Africa. The sole living member of the genus Antidorcas, this bovid was first described by the German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1780. Three subspecies are identified. A slender, long-legged antelope, the springbok reaches 71 to 86 cm (28 to 34 in) at the shoulder and weighs between 27 and 42 kg (60 and 93 lb). Both sexes have a pair of black, 35 to 50 cm (14 to 20 in) long horns that curve backwards. The springbok is characterised by a white face, a dark stripe running from the eyes to the mouth, a light brown coat marked by a reddish-brown stripe that runs from the upper foreleg to the buttocks across the flanks like the Thomson's gazelle, and a white rump flap. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Springbok sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park

Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

30–40% · Possible
Blue Duiker
LC

Blue Duiker

Mammal

Philantomba monticola

5–10% · With luck
Cape Grysbok
LC

Cape Grysbok

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Raphicerus melanotis

5–10% · With luck
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

<5% · Rare
Klipspringer
LC

Klipspringer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Oreotragus oreotragus

Insufficient data
Nyala
LC

Nyala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus angasii

Insufficient data
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

<5% · Rare
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

Insufficient data
Bontebok/Blesbok
LC Endemic

Bontebok/Blesbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Damaliscus pygargus

Insufficient data
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

Insufficient data
Khama

Khama

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alcelaphus caama

Insufficient data
Bush Duiker
LC

Bush Duiker

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sylvicapra grimmia

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
60–70%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
7 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
9 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Springbok in Garden Route National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Springbok sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Springbok in Garden Route National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Springbok in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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