Waterbuck

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
80–90
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
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 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
70–80%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
5 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
6 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
60–70%
7 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
9 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
11 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
50–60%
13 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
50–60%
15 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
16 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
17 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
18 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
19 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
21 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
22 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
23 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
24 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
25 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
26 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
27 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
28 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
29 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
30 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
31 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
32 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
33 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
34 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
35 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
36 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 69% of visitor-days record a Waterbuck sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 142 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Waterbuck in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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