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Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kafue National Park
17 Verified records at Kafue National Park
November 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Kudu sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park

Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

50–60% · Likely
Puku
NT

Puku

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus vardonii

70–80% · Very likely
Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

50–60% · Likely
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

40–50% · Likely
Roan Antelope
LC

Roan Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus equinus

40–50% · Likely
Hartebeest
LC

Hartebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alcelaphus buselaphus

40–50% · Likely
Lechwe

Lechwe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus leche

30–40% · Possible
Sable Antelope
LC

Sable Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus niger

30–40% · Possible
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

30–40% · Possible
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

20–30% · Possible
Sharpe's Grysbok
LC

Sharpe's Grysbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Raphicerus sharpei

20–30% · Possible
Southern Reedbuck
LC

Southern Reedbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Redunca arundinum

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
60–70
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
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 Kafue National Park?

About 43% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Kudu sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Greater Kudu in Kafue National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Greater Kudu in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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