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Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kruger National Park
1,117 Verified records at Kruger National 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Kudu sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 1,117 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

30–40% · Possible
Nyala
LC

Nyala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus angasii

30–40% · Possible
Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

40–50% · Likely
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

40–50% · Likely
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

40–50% · Likely
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

30–40% · Possible
Steenbok
LC

Steenbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Raphicerus campestris

30–40% · Possible
Klipspringer
LC

Klipspringer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Oreotragus oreotragus

20–30% · Possible
Bush Duiker
LC

Bush Duiker

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sylvicapra grimmia

20–30% · Possible
Tsessebe
LC

Tsessebe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Damaliscus lunatus

10–20% · With luck
Sharpe's Grysbok
LC

Sharpe's Grysbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Raphicerus sharpei

10–20% · With luck
Sable Antelope
LC

Sable Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus niger

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Kruger National Park?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Kudu sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 1,117 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

August has the highest sighting rate for Greater Kudu in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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