Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusTragelaphus (Spiral-horned Antelopes)
- SpeciesTragelaphus strepsiceros (Greater Kudu)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Gemsbok
Oryx gazella
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Khama
Alcelaphus caama
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 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 16 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 19 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Kudu in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Greater Kudu sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Kudu in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Greater Kudu in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.