Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusTragelaphus (Spiral-horned Antelopes)
- SpeciesTragelaphus strepsiceros (Greater Kudu)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
East African Giraffe
Giraffa tippelskirchi
Common Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Common Warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
📅 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 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 16 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 19 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Kudu in Ruaha National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Greater Kudu sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Kudu in Ruaha National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Greater Kudu in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.