African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusSyncerus (African Buffaloes)
- SpeciesSyncerus caffer (African Buffalo)
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Topi
Damaliscus korrigum
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
📅 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 Akagera National Park?
About 71% of visitor-days record a African Buffalo sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Buffalo in Akagera National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for African Buffalo in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.