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 Lake Mburo National Park
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Damaliscus korrigum
Damaliscus korrigum
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Taurotragus oryx
Taurotragus oryx
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Kob
Kobus kob
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Bushpig
Potamochoerus larvatus
📅 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 Lake Mburo National Park?
About 56% of visitor-days record a Northern Bushbuck sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Bushbuck in Lake Mburo National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Northern Bushbuck in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.