African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusSyncerus (African Buffaloes)
- SpeciesSyncerus caffer (African Buffalo)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Kob
Kobus kob
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Topi
Damaliscus korrigum
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Tsessebe
Damaliscus lunatus
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Giant Forest Hog
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
Northern Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
📅 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 African Buffalo in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 68% of visitor-days record a African Buffalo sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 135 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Buffalo in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for African Buffalo in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.