Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusKobus (Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes)
- SpeciesKobus ellipsiprymnus (Waterbuck)
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Natal Duiker
Cephalophus natalensis
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Bontebok/Blesbok
Damaliscus pygargus
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Southern Giraffe
Giraffa giraffa
Bushpig
Potamochoerus larvatus
📅 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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Waterbuck sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Waterbuck in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Waterbuck in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.