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Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
120 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
February 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Springbok sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Gemsbok
LC Endemic

Gemsbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Oryx gazella

50–60% · Likely
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

50–60% · 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

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
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 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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 49% of wildlife watchers report a Springbok sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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