Tsessebe

Tsessebe

Damaliscus lunatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tsessebe in Pilanesberg National Park?

About 31% of visitor-days record a Tsessebe sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Tsessebe in Pilanesberg National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Tsessebe in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.

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