Common Eland

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru 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	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	70–80%
2	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	60–70%
3	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
4	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
5	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
6	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	40–50%
7	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
8	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
9	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
10	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	30–40%
11	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	30–40%
12	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
13	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
14	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
15	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
16	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
18	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
19	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
20	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
21	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
22	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
23	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
24	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
25	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
26	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
27	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
28	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
29	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
30	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Eland in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 57% of visitor-days record a Common Eland sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 53 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Eland in Lake Nakuru National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Common Eland in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.