Greater Kudu

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kruger National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
50–60%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
6 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
7 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
12 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
13 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
14 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
40–50%
16 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
17 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
18 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
19 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

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.

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