Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusKobus (Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes)
- SpeciesKobus ellipsiprymnus (Waterbuck)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Blue Duiker
Philantomba monticola
Cape Grysbok
Raphicerus melanotis
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Bontebok/Blesbok
Damaliscus pygargus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
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 Waterbuck in Garden Route National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Waterbuck sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Waterbuck in Garden Route National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Waterbuck in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.