Common Eland
Taurotragus oryx
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyBovidae (Bòvids)
- GenusTaurotragus
- SpeciesTaurotragus oryx (Common Eland)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Hartebeest
Alcelaphus buselaphus
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Grant's Gazelle
Nanger granti
African Buffalo
Syncerus caffer
East African Oryx
Oryx beisa
Lesser Kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
Gerenuk
Litocranius walleri
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Hirola
Beatragus hunteri
Suni
Neotragus moschatus
Northern Bushbuck
Tragelaphus scriptus
📅 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 Common Eland in Tsavo East National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Common Eland sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Eland in Tsavo East National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Common Eland in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.