Gemsbok
Oryx gazella
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusOryx (Oryxes)
- SpeciesOryx gazella (Gemsbok)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Khama
Alcelaphus caama
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Southern Giraffe
Giraffa giraffa
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gemsbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 59% of visitor-days record a Gemsbok sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 167 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gemsbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Gemsbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.