Blue Wildebeest

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

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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	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	70–80%
2	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	60–70%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
4	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
5	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
6	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
7	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	50–60%
8	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
10	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
11	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
13	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
14	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	30–40%
15	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	30–40%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
17	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
18	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
19	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
20	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
22	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
23	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue Wildebeest in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 57% of visitor-days record a Blue Wildebeest sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 335 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Blue Wildebeest in Masai Mara National Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Blue Wildebeest in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.