Genus

Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes

Kobus

4 species in our catalog · found in 44 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderArtiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans)
FamilyBovidae (Bovids)
GenusKobus (Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes)

Species in this group

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

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Kobus kob

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Kobus vardonii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Kobus leche

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes

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	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~90%
	Puku			~80%
	Waterbuck			~50%
	Lechwe			~40%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~90%
	Kob			~70%
	Waterbuck			~70%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~90%
	Kob			~80%
	Waterbuck			~60%
4	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~90%
	Waterbuck			~80%
	Kob			~60%
5	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~90%
	Waterbuck			~70%
	Kob			~70%
6	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~90%
	Puku			~70%
	Waterbuck			~60%
7	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~80%
	Lechwe			~60%
	Waterbuck			~50%
8	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~80%
	Waterbuck			~80%
9	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~80%
	Waterbuck			~80%
10	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~70%
	Waterbuck			~70%
11	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~70%
	Waterbuck			~70%
12	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~70%
	Waterbuck			~40%
	Lechwe			~30%
	Puku			~20%
13	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~70%
	Waterbuck			~70%
14	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~70%
	Waterbuck			~60%
	Kob			Insufficient data
15	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~60%
	Waterbuck			~60%
16	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~60%
	Waterbuck			~60%
17	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~60%
	Waterbuck			~50%
	Puku			Insufficient data
18	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~50%
	Waterbuck			~50%
19	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	Waterbuck			~50%
20	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~50%
	Waterbuck			~50%
21	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	Waterbuck			~50%
22	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~50%
	Kob			~30%
	Waterbuck			~30%
23	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~50%
	Waterbuck			~50%
24	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~50%
	Waterbuck			~50%
25	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~50%
	Waterbuck			~50%
26	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Waterbuck			~50%
27	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Waterbuck			~40%
28	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Waterbuck			~40%
29	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Waterbuck			~40%
30	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Waterbuck			~40%
31	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Waterbuck			~40%
32	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~40%
	Waterbuck			~40%
33	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	Waterbuck			~30%
34	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Waterbuck			~30%
35	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Waterbuck			~30%
36	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Waterbuck			~30%
37	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Waterbuck			~20%
38	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~20%
	Kob			Insufficient data
	Waterbuck			Insufficient data
39	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Waterbuck			~20%
40	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Waterbuck			Insufficient data
41	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Waterbuck			Insufficient data
42	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Waterbuck			<5%
43	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Waterbuck			Insufficient data
44	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Lechwe			Insufficient data

Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes

Species in this group

Waterbuck

Kob

Puku

Lechwe

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Waterbucks, Kobs, and Lechwes

Parks Ranked