Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusKobus (Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes)
- SpeciesKobus ellipsiprymnus (Waterbuck)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Natal Duiker
Cephalophus natalensis
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Southern Reedbuck
Redunca arundinum
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Suni
Neotragus moschatus
Mountain Reedbuck
Redunca fulvorufula
📅 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Waterbuck sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 165 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Waterbuck in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Waterbuck in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.