African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusSyncerus (African Buffaloes)
- SpeciesSyncerus caffer (African Buffalo)
Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Suni
Neotragus moschatus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Thomson's Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Black Fronted Duiker
Cephalophus nigrifrons
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Bongo
Tragelaphus eurycerus
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Giant Forest Hog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Buffalo in Aberdare National Park?
About 73% of visitor-days record a African Buffalo sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Buffalo in Aberdare National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for African Buffalo in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.