Kirk's Dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusMadoqua (Dik-diks)
- SpeciesMadoqua kirkii (Kirk's Dik-dik)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Gemsbok
Oryx gazella
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Khama
Alcelaphus caama
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kirk's Dik-dik in Etosha National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Kirk's Dik-dik sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kirk's Dik-dik in Etosha National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Kirk's Dik-dik in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.