Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusKobus (Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes)
- SpeciesKobus ellipsiprymnus (Waterbuck)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Waterbuck in Ruaha National Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Waterbuck sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Waterbuck in Ruaha National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Waterbuck in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.