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 Garden Route National Park
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Blue Duiker
Philantomba monticola
Cape Grysbok
Raphicerus melanotis
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Bontebok/Blesbok
Damaliscus pygargus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Khama
Alcelaphus caama
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
📅 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 Garden Route National Park?
About 41% of visitor-days record a Northern Bushbuck sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 356 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Bushbuck in Garden Route National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Bushbuck in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.