Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusKobus (Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes)
- SpeciesKobus ellipsiprymnus (Waterbuck)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
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
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Waterbuck in Nairobi National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Waterbuck sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Waterbuck in Nairobi National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Waterbuck in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.