Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusTragelaphus (Spiral-horned Antelopes)
- SpeciesTragelaphus scriptus (Northern Bushbuck)
Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Lechwe
Kobus leche
Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Puku
Kobus vardonii
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
📅 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 Northern Bushbuck in Chobe National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Northern Bushbuck sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Bushbuck in Chobe National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Bushbuck in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.