Gemsbok
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Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
167 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Gemsbok sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 167 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

50–60% · Likely
Springbok
LC Endemic

Springbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Antidorcas marsupialis

40–50% · Likely
Steenbok
LC

Steenbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Raphicerus campestris

40–50% · Likely
Khama

Khama

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alcelaphus caama

40–50% · Likely
Greater Kudu
LC

Greater Kudu

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

20–30% · Possible
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

10–20% · With luck
Hartebeest
LC

Hartebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alcelaphus buselaphus

Insufficient data
Southern Giraffe

Southern Giraffe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Giraffa giraffa

30–40% · Possible
Common Warthog
LC

Common Warthog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phacochoerus africanus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gemsbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 58% of wildlife watchers report a Gemsbok sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 167 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gemsbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Gemsbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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