Northern Bushbuck

Northern Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Lake Manyara National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
70–80
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
70–80
Oct
50–60
Nov
20–30
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 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
70–80%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
60–70%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
4 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
5 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
50–60%
6 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
9 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
10 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
15 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
16 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
17 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
18 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
19 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
20 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
21 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
22 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
23 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
24 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
25 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
26 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
27 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
28 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
29 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
30 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
31 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
33 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
34 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
35 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
36 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Bushbuck in Lake Manyara National Park?

About 55% of visitor-days record a Northern Bushbuck sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Bushbuck in Lake Manyara National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Northern Bushbuck in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.

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