Lechwe
Kobus leche
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusKobus (Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes)
- SpeciesKobus leche (Lechwe)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Southern Reedbuck
Redunca arundinum
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Sable Antelope
Hippotragus niger
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Roan Antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Sitatunga
Tragelaphus spekii
📅 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 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lechwe in Moremi Game Reserve?
About 61% of visitor-days record a Lechwe sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 145 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lechwe in Moremi Game Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Lechwe in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.