Tsessebe

Tsessebe

Damaliscus lunatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
2 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tsessebe in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Tsessebe sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Tsessebe in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Tsessebe in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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