Lesser Kudu
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Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Awash National Park
6 Verified records at Awash National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) is a medium-sized East African antelope found in East Africa. The species is not especially closely related to the Greater Kudu, though both belong the Artiodactyl tribe Tragelaphini (family Bovidae), of striped, spiral-horned African bovids, along with the Nyala, Elands, Balbok, Bushbucks, Bongo, and Sitatunga. It was first scientifically described by English zoologist Edward Blyth (1869). The lesser kudu is a browser subsisting off of foliage from tall bushes, trees, and herbaceous perennial plants. They are not territorial, and mainly crepuscular, preferring to be active after dusk until the dawn hours, seeking shelter in dense thickets just after the sunrise. The Lesser Kudu inhabits dry bushland regions, bordering on arid grasslands, as well as scrubland and light open forest habitat. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Kudu sighting in Awash National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Awash National Park

East African Oryx
EN

East African Oryx

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Oryx beisa

70–80% · Likely
Gerenuk

Gerenuk

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Litocranius walleri

Insufficient data
Common Warthog
LC

Common Warthog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phacochoerus africanus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
70–80
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
50–60
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
40–50%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
8 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Kudu in Awash National Park?

About 43% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Kudu sighting in Awash National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Kudu in Awash National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Kudu in Awash National Park in our monthly data.

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