East African Giraffe
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East African Giraffe

Giraffa tippelskirchi

70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Akagera National Park
57 Verified records at Akagera National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), also spelled Maasai giraffe, and sometimes called the Kilimanjaro giraffe, is a species of giraffe. It is native to East Africa. The Masai giraffe can be found in central and southern Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Luangwa Valley region of Zambia. It has distinctive jagged, irregular leaf-like blotches that extend from the hooves to its head. The Masai giraffe is currently the national animal of Tanzania. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a East African Giraffe sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park

Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

80–90% · Very likely
Common Hippopotamus
VU

Common Hippopotamus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippopotamus amphibius

70–80% · Very likely
Topi

Topi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Damaliscus korrigum

70–80% · Very likely
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

70–80% · Very likely
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

60–70% · Likely
Common Warthog
LC

Common Warthog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phacochoerus africanus

60–70% · Likely
Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

40–50% · Likely
Oribi
LC

Oribi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ourebia ourebi

30–40% · Possible
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

30–40% · Possible
Roan Antelope
LC

Roan Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus equinus

20–30% · Possible
Bohor Reedbuck
LC

Bohor Reedbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Redunca redunca

Insufficient data
Klipspringer
LC

Klipspringer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Oreotragus oreotragus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
80–90
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
80–90
Jul
70–80
Aug
40–50
Sep
80–90
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
70–80%
2 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
3 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
60–70%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
9 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
10 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
11 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
12 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
13 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
14 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
15 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
16 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
17 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
18 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a East African Giraffe in Akagera National Park?

About 75% of wildlife watchers report a East African Giraffe sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see East African Giraffe in Akagera National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for East African Giraffe in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.

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