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 Kruger National Park
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Sharpe's Grysbok
Raphicerus sharpei
Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Greater Kudu sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 1117 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Kudu in Kruger National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Greater Kudu in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.