Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusAlcelaphus (Hartebeests)
- SpeciesAlcelaphus buselaphus (Hartebeest)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Thomson's Gazelle
Eudorcas thomsonii
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Suni
Neotragus moschatus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Bohor Reedbuck
Redunca redunca
Topi
Damaliscus korrigum
Mountain Reedbuck
Redunca fulvorufula
📅 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 Nairobi National Park?
About 80% of visitor-days record a Hartebeest sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 140 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hartebeest in Nairobi National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Hartebeest in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.