African Buffalo

Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park

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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	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	80–90%
2	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	70–80%
3	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	70–80%
4	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	70–80%
5	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	60–70%
6	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	60–70%
7	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	60–70%
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
9	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	50–60%
10	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
11	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
12	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
13	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
14	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
15	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
18	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
19	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
20	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
22	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
23	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
24	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
25	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
26	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
27	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	30–40%
28	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
29	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	20–30%
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
31	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
32	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
33	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
34	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
35	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Buffalo in Lake Mburo National Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a African Buffalo sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Buffalo in Lake Mburo National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for African Buffalo in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.