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Khama

Alcelaphus caama

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
85 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus caama), also called the Cape hartebeest or Caama, is a subspecies of the hartebeest found in Southern Africa. More than 130,000 individuals live in the wild. The red hartebeest is closely related to the tsessebe and the topi. Alcelaphus buselaphus caama is a large African antelope of the family Bovidae, one of ten subspecies; it is sometimes treated as a separate species, A. caama. Commonly known as the red hartebeest, it is the most colorful hartebeest, with black markings contrasting against its white abdomen and behind. It has a longer face that other subspecies, with complex curving horns joined at the base. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Khama sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Hartebeest
LC

Hartebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alcelaphus buselaphus

Insufficient data
Gemsbok
LC Endemic

Gemsbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Oryx gazella

50–60% · Likely
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

50–60% · Likely
Springbok
LC Endemic

Springbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Antidorcas marsupialis

40–50% · Likely
Steenbok
LC

Steenbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Raphicerus campestris

40–50% · Likely
Greater Kudu
LC

Greater Kudu

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

20–30% · Possible
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

10–20% · With luck
Southern Giraffe

Southern Giraffe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Giraffa giraffa

30–40% · Possible
Common Warthog
LC

Common Warthog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phacochoerus africanus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
6 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
7 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
9 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Khama in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Khama sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Khama in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Khama in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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