Eudorcas thomsonii
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) is one of the best known species of gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and is sometimes referred to as a "tommie". It is considered by some to be a subspecies of the red-fronted gazelle and was formerly considered a member of the genus Gazella within the subgenus Eudorcas, before Eudorcas was elevated to genus status.
Thomson's gazelles can be found in numbers exceeding 200,000 in Africa and are recognized as the most common type of gazelle in East Africa. A small fast antelope, the Thomson's gazelle is said to have top speeds up to 80–90 km/h (50–55 mph). It is the fourth-fastest land animal, after the cheetah (its main predator), pronghorn, and springbok.
The current scientific name of Thomson's gazelle is Eudorcas thomsonii. It is a member of the genus Eudorcas and is classified under the family Bovidae. Thomson's gazelle was first described by British zoologist Albert Günther in 1884. The relationships between Thomson's gazelle and the congeneric Mongalla gazelle (E. albonotata) remain disputed; while some authors such as Alan W. Gentry of the (Natural History Museum, London) consider the Mongalla... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Busch Gardens Tampa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Leipzig Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Tierpark Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Natura Artis Magistra | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 6 | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | North Carolina Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San Diego Zoo Safari Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Ramat Gan Safari | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 11 | Milwaukee County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Phoenix Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Wildlife World Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Audubon Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Zoologischer Garten Leipzig | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Oregon Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Hanover Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 18 | Zoom di Cumiana | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 19 | Valencia Bioparc | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 20 | Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Paphos Zoo | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | |
| 22 | Buin Zoo | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 23 | Peoria Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 24 | Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 25 | Wolfgang-Köhler-Primaten-Forschungszentrum | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Thomson's Gazelle sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 20 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Thomson's Gazelle in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thomson's Gazelle sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Thomson's Gazelle sightings, Lake Nakuru National Park ranks 4th at about 50%. The best odds are in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 60%), Amboseli National Park (Kenya, about 60%) and Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Bovidae
The closest relatives of the Thomson's Gazelle that you can see in Lake Nakuru National Park (family Bovidae, Bovids) are Impala (about 80%), African Buffalo (about 60%) and Common Eland (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thomson's Gazelle is recorded against all the mammals logged in Lake Nakuru National Park (49 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
