Lechwe

Lechwe

Kobus leche

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Chobe National Park

Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park

Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

40–50% · Likely
Puku
NT

Puku

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus vardonii

20–30% · Possible
Greater Kudu
LC

Greater Kudu

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

50–60% · Likely
Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

50–60% · Likely
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

50–60% · Likely
Sable Antelope
LC

Sable Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus niger

30–40% · Possible
Steenbok
LC

Steenbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Raphicerus campestris

30–40% · Possible
Roan Antelope
LC

Roan Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus equinus

30–40% · Possible
Tsessebe
LC

Tsessebe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Damaliscus lunatus

20–30% · Possible
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

20–30% · Possible
Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

20–30% · Possible
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
60–70%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lechwe in Chobe National Park?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Lechwe sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lechwe in Chobe National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Lechwe in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.

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