Sable Antelope

Sable Antelope

Hippotragus niger

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Hwange National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
60–70
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
2 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
5 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
7 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
8 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
10 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sable Antelope in Hwange National Park?

About 39% of visitor-days record a Sable Antelope sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sable Antelope in Hwange National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Sable Antelope in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.

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