Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusTragelaphus (Spiral-horned Antelopes)
- SpeciesTragelaphus scriptus (Northern Bushbuck)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Puku
Kobus vardonii
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Lechwe
Kobus leche
Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Sharpe's Grysbok
Raphicerus sharpei
Southern Reedbuck
Redunca arundinum
📅 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 Northern Bushbuck in Kafue National Park?
About 58% of visitor-days record a Northern Bushbuck sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Bushbuck in Kafue National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Northern Bushbuck in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.