Kirk's Dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusMadoqua (Dik-diks)
- SpeciesMadoqua kirkii (Kirk's Dik-dik)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Günther's Dik-dik
Madoqua guentheri
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Gerenuk
Litocranius walleri
East African Oryx
Oryx beisa
Greater Kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
Klipspringer
Oreotragus oreotragus
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
📅 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 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kirk's Dik-dik in Samburu National Reserve?
About 79% of visitor-days record a Kirk's Dik-dik sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 104 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kirk's Dik-dik in Samburu National Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Kirk's Dik-dik in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.