Bushbuck
Field guide
mammal ·

Bushbuck

Tragelaphus sylvaticus

Overview

Kruger National Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the Okavango Delta are among 27 atlas places where the Bushbuck is recorded. Its records concentrate in South Africa, Kenya and Zambia, with 684 records across 13 countries. Because this range is partial, the map shows where these sightings gather.

Seasons for recording the Bushbuck differ by region, and each place page shows the months recorded there.

Records
684
Countries
13
Atlas places
27
Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Bushbuck as much as where it lives. The atlas keeps a species' 200 best-recorded grid cells, so the map shows where records concentrate rather than its whole range. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • South Africa
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 458 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Kenya
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 68 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Zimbabwe
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 52 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Tanzania
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 39 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Zambia
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 20 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Namibia
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 17 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Botswana
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 12 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Malawi
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 11 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Rwanda
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 2 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Ethiopia
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 2 records · updated 40 days ago
    Possible

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of Bushbuck