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 Kidepo Valley National Park
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Kob
Kobus kob
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
📅 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 Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Northern Bushbuck sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Bushbuck in Kidepo Valley National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Northern Bushbuck in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.