Sable Antelope

Sable Antelope

Hippotragus niger

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve
13 Verified records at Moremi Game Reserve
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) is a large antelope which inhabits wooded savanna in East and Southern Africa, from the south of Kenya to South Africa, with a separated population in Angola. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Sable Antelope sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
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 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
60–70%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
6 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
9 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
10 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
13 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sable Antelope in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Sable Antelope sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sable Antelope in Moremi Game Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Sable Antelope in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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