Sable Antelope

Sable Antelope

Hippotragus niger

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Liwonde National Park
49 Verified records at Liwonde National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) is a large antelope which inhabits wooded savanna in East and Southern Africa, from the south of Kenya to South Africa, with a separated population in Angola. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Sable Antelope sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
10–20
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
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 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
60–70%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
6 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
9 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
10 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
13 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sable Antelope in Liwonde National Park?

About 64% of wildlife watchers report a Sable Antelope sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sable Antelope in Liwonde National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Sable Antelope in Liwonde National Park in our monthly data.

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