Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

Insufficient data

overall probability at Hwange National Park

1 Verified records at Hwange National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The gemsbok (Oryx gazella), or South African oryx, is a large antelope in the genus Oryx. It is endemic to the dry and barren regions of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and (parts of) Zimbabwe, mainly inhabiting the Kalahari and Namib Deserts, areas in which it is supremely adapted for survival. Previously, some sources classified the related East African oryx, or beisa oryx (Oryx beisa), as a subspecies. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

40–50% · Likely

Aepyceros melampus

40–50% · Likely

Raphicerus campestris

40–50% · Likely

Connochaetes taurinus

Hippotragus niger

Hippotragus equinus

Syncerus caffer

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Taurotragus oryx

Redunca arundinum

Tragelaphus scriptus

Sylvicapra grimmia

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Gemsbok at Hwange National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	50–60%
2	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
3	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	50–60%
4	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	40–50%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
6	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
7	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
8	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
9	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Gemsbok

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Greater Kudu

Impala

Steenbok

Blue Wildebeest

Sable Antelope

Roan Antelope

African Buffalo

Waterbuck

Common Eland

Southern Reedbuck

Northern Bushbuck

Bush Duiker

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found