Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusAlcelaphus (Hartebeests)
- SpeciesAlcelaphus buselaphus (Hartebeest)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Kob
Kobus kob
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Bush Duiker
Sylvicapra grimmia
Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 13 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 16 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 21 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hartebeest in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 75% of visitor-days record a Hartebeest sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 117 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hartebeest in Murchison Falls National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Hartebeest in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.