Kob

Kob

Kobus kob

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
70–80
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 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
60–70%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Kob in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 71% of visitor-days record a Kob sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 147 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Kob in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Kob in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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