Sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusTragelaphus (Spiral-horned Antelopes)
- SpeciesTragelaphus spekii (Sitatunga)
The sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) or marshbuck is a swamp-dwelling medium-sized antelope found throughout central Africa, centering on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, parts of Southern Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. The sitatunga is mostly confined to swampy and marshy habitats. They occur in tall and dense vegetation as well as seasonal swamps, marshy clearings in forests, riparian thickets and mangrove swamps. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Sitatunga sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Lechwe
Kobus leche
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Southern Reedbuck
Redunca arundinum
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sitatunga in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Sitatunga sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sitatunga in Moremi Game Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Sitatunga in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.