Genus

Wildebeests

Connochaetes

2 species in our catalog · found in 29 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderArtiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans)
FamilyBovidae (Bovids)
GenusConnochaetes (Wildebeests)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Connochaetes gnou

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Connochaetes taurinus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Wildebeests

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~80%
	Black Wildebeest			~80%
2	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~80%
	Blue Wildebeest			~80%
3	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~70%
	Blue Wildebeest			~70%
4	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~60%
5	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~60%
6	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~60%
7	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~60%
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~60%
9	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~60%
	Blue Wildebeest			~60%
10	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Blue Wildebeest			~50%
11	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~50%
	Blue Wildebeest			Insufficient data
12	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~50%
	Blue Wildebeest			~50%
13	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Blue Wildebeest			~40%
14	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~40%
	Blue Wildebeest			~40%
15	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Blue Wildebeest			~40%
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Blue Wildebeest			~40%
17	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~40%
	Blue Wildebeest			~40%
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~40%
	Blue Wildebeest			~40%
19	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	Blue Wildebeest			~30%
20	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Blue Wildebeest			~30%
21	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~30%
	Blue Wildebeest			~30%
22	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Blue Wildebeest			~20%
23	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Blue Wildebeest			~20%
24	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Blue Wildebeest			~10%
	Black Wildebeest			~10%
25	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~20%
	Blue Wildebeest			~20%
26	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~20%
	Blue Wildebeest			~20%
	Black Wildebeest			Insufficient data
27	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Blue Wildebeest			Insufficient data
28	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Blue Wildebeest			~10%
29	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Blue Wildebeest			Insufficient data

Wildebeests

Species in this group

Black Wildebeest

Blue Wildebeest

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Wildebeests

Parks Ranked