Khama
Alcelaphus caama
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusAlcelaphus (Hartebeests)
- SpeciesAlcelaphus caama (Khama)
Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Steenbok
Raphicerus campestris
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
📅 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 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Khama in Pilanesberg National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Khama sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Khama in Pilanesberg National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Khama in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.