Connochaetes (Wildebeests)

Genus

Wildebeests

Connochaetes

2 species in our catalog · found in 28 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

70–80% · Very likely
Black Wildebeest
LC Endemic

Black Wildebeest

Mammal

Connochaetes gnou

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Wildebeests

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
70–80%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
60–70%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
50–60%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
50–60%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
50–60%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
50–60%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
50–60%
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
50–60%
9 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
50–60%
10 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
50–60%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
40–50%
12 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
40–50%
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
40–50%
14 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
30–40%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
30–40%
16 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
30–40%
17 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
30–40%
18 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
20–30%
19 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
20–30%
20 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
20–30%
21 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
20–30%
22 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
20–30%
23 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
20–30%
24 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
10–20%
25 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
10–20%
26 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
10–20%
27 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
5–10%
28 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
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