Northern Bushbuck

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Northern Bushbuck

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Aberdare National Park leads · 33 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Bushbuck during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~80%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~80%
3 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~70%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
6 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
9 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~40%
10 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~40%
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
13 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
14 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
15 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
16 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~40%
17 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~40%
18 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
19 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
20 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
21 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
22 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
23 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
24 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
25 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Northern Bushbuck?

Aberdare National Park

In Aberdare National Park, Kenya, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Bushbuck sighting on a given day, the highest of the 33 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Northern Bushbuck?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May, July–September and December in Aberdare National Park (about 90%), July in Arusha National Park (about 90%) and January in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Bushbuck on a given day. Each park's Northern Bushbuck page has the full month-by-month chart.