Thomson's Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusEudorcas (Ring-horned Gazelles)
- SpeciesEudorcas thomsonii (Thomson's Gazelle)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Thomson's Gazelle in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 51% of visitor-days record a Thomson's Gazelle sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Thomson's Gazelle in Lake Nakuru National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Thomson's Gazelle in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.