Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusKobus (Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes)
- SpeciesKobus ellipsiprymnus (Waterbuck)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Kirk's Dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Gerenuk
Litocranius walleri
East African Oryx
Oryx beisa
Günther's Dik-dik
Madoqua guentheri
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Waterbuck in Samburu National Reserve?
About 51% of visitor-days record a Waterbuck sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Waterbuck in Samburu National Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Waterbuck in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.