Lechwe

Lechwe

Kobus leche

40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Kafue National Park

Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park

Puku
NT

Puku

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus vardonii

70–80% · Very likely
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

40–50% · Likely
Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

50–60% · Likely
Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

50–60% · Likely
Roan Antelope
LC

Roan Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus equinus

40–50% · Likely
Hartebeest
LC

Hartebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alcelaphus buselaphus

40–50% · Likely
Greater Kudu
LC

Greater Kudu

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

40–50% · Likely
Sable Antelope
LC

Sable Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus niger

40–50% · Possible
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

30–40% · Possible
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

20–30% · Possible
Sharpe's Grysbok
LC

Sharpe's Grysbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Raphicerus sharpei

20–30% · Possible
Southern Reedbuck
LC

Southern Reedbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Redunca arundinum

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
70–80
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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
60–70%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lechwe in Kafue National Park?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Lechwe sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lechwe in Kafue National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Lechwe in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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