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Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
65 Verified records at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat, deforestation, and poaching. The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, T. imberbis. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Kudu sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 65 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

Nyala
LC

Nyala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus angasii

60–70% · Likely
Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

10–20% · With luck
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

60–70% · Likely
Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

50–60% · Likely
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

40–50% · Likely
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

20–30% · Possible
Natal Duiker
LC

Natal Duiker

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cephalophus natalensis

10–20% · With luck
Bush Duiker
LC

Bush Duiker

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sylvicapra grimmia

5–10% · With luck
Bontebok/Blesbok
LC Endemic

Bontebok/Blesbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Damaliscus pygargus

Insufficient data
Common Warthog
LC

Common Warthog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phacochoerus africanus

60–70% · Likely
Southern Giraffe

Southern Giraffe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Giraffa giraffa

50–60% · Likely
Bushpig
LC

Bushpig

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Potamochoerus larvatus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
70–80%
2 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
6 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
7 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
8 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
9 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
12 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
14 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
15 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
16 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
17 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
18 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
19 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
20 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
21 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
22 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
23 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
25 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Kudu in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Kudu sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 65 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Greater Kudu in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Greater Kudu in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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