Impala
Aepyceros melampus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusAepyceros (Deer-like Antelopes)
- SpeciesAepyceros melampus (Impala)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Gemsbok
Oryx gazella
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Khama
Alcelaphus caama
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Kirk's Dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Bontebok/Blesbok
Damaliscus pygargus
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
📅 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 Impala in Etosha National Park?
About 66% of visitor-days record a Impala sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 294 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Impala in Etosha National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Impala in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.