Blue Wildebeest

Blue Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
60–70%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
5 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
6 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
7 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
9 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
13 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
14 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
30–40%
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
17 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
18 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
19 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
21 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
22 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
23 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue Wildebeest in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Blue Wildebeest sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Blue Wildebeest in Addo Elephant National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Blue Wildebeest in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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