Tragelaphus strepsiceros
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas due to declining habitat, deforestation, and poaching. The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, T. imberbis.
Kudu ( koo-DOO), or koodoo, is the Khoikhoi name for this antelope. Trag- (Greek) denotes a goat and elaphos (Greek) a deer. Strepho (Greek) means 'twist', and strepsis is 'twisting'. Keras (Greek) refers to the horn of the animal.
Greater kudus have a narrow body with long legs, and their coats can range from brown/bluish grey to reddish brown. They possess between 4 and 12 vertical white stripes along their torso. The head tends to be darker in colour than the rest of the body, and exhibits a small white chevron which runs between the eyes.
Greater kudu bulls tend to be much larger than the cows, and vocalize much more, utilizing low grunts, clucks, humming, and gasping. The bulls also have beards running along their throats, and large horns with two and a half twists,... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 10 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 17 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 19 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 22 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 23 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Kudu sighting in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 35 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and July
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Kudu in Moremi Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greater Kudu sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
15th of 23
Of the 23 parks where we can rate Greater Kudu sightings, Moremi Game Reserve ranks 15th at about 40%. The best odds are in Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 80%), Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 70%) and Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Tragelaphus
The closest relatives of the Greater Kudu that you can see in Moremi Game Reserve (genus Tragelaphus, Spiral-horned Antelopes) are Sitatunga (about 20%) and Northern Bushbuck (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Greater Kudu is recorded against all the mammals logged in Moremi Game Reserve (74 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.
