Kob
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Kob

Kobus kob

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park
147 Verified records at Queen Elizabeth National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The kob (Kobus kob) is an antelope found across Central Africa and parts of West Africa and East Africa. Together with the closely related reedbucks, waterbucks, lechwe, Nile lechwe, and puku, it forms the Reduncinae tribe. Found along the northern savanna, it is often seen in Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda; Garamba and Virunga National Park, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as grassy floodplains of South Sudan. Kob are found in wet areas (such as floodplains), where they eat grasses. Kob are diurnal, but inactive during the heat of the day. They live in groups of either females and calves or just males. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Kob sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 147 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park

Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

60–70% · Likely
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

60–70% · Likely
Topi

Topi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Damaliscus korrigum

40–50% · Likely
Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

30–40% · Possible
Tsessebe
LC

Tsessebe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Damaliscus lunatus

Insufficient data
Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

Insufficient data
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

Insufficient data
Common Hippopotamus
VU

Common Hippopotamus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippopotamus amphibius

60–70% · Likely
Common Warthog
LC

Common Warthog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phacochoerus africanus

50–60% · Likely
Giant Forest Hog
LC

Giant Forest Hog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

40–50% · Likely
Northern Giraffe
VU

Northern Giraffe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Giraffa camelopardalis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
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 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
60–70%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
6 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Kob in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 67% of wildlife watchers report a Kob sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 147 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Kob in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Kob in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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