Puku

Puku

Kobus vardonii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at South Luangwa National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
40–50
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 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
70–80%
2 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
4 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Puku in South Luangwa National Park?

About 67% of visitor-days record a Puku sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 69 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Puku in South Luangwa National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Puku in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.

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