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 Mana Pools National Park
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Sharpe's Grysbok
Raphicerus sharpei
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
📅 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 Mana Pools National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Northern Bushbuck sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Bushbuck in Mana Pools National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Northern Bushbuck in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.