East African Oryx
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East African Oryx

Oryx beisa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Likely
overall probability at Awash National Park
18 Verified records at Awash National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The East African oryx (Oryx beisa), also known as the beisa, is a species of medium-sized antelope from East Africa. It has two subspecies: the common beisa oryx (Oryx beisa beisa) found in steppe and semidesert throughout the Horn of Africa Somalia and north of the Tana River, and the fringe-eared oryx (Oryx beisa callotis) south of the Tana River in southern Kenya Somalia and parts of Tanzania. The species is listed as Endangered by the IUCN. In the past, some taxonomists considered it a subspecies of the gemsbok (Oryx gazella), but they are genetically distinct; the diploid chromosome count is 56 for the beisa and 58 for the gemsbok. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a East African Oryx sighting in Awash National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Awash National Park

Lesser Kudu
NT

Lesser Kudu

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus imberbis

40–50% · Likely
Gerenuk

Gerenuk

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Litocranius walleri

Insufficient data
Common Warthog
LC

Common Warthog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phacochoerus africanus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
80–90
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
80–90
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
70–80
Sep
40–50
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
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 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
70–80%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a East African Oryx in Awash National Park?

About 70% of wildlife watchers report a East African Oryx sighting in Awash National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see East African Oryx in Awash National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for East African Oryx in Awash National Park in our monthly data.

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