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Tsessebe

Damaliscus lunatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve
97 Verified records at Moremi Game Reserve
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Damaliscus lunatus is a large African antelope of the genus Damaliscus and subfamily Alcelaphinae in the family Bovidae, with a number of recognised geographic subspecies. Some authorities have split the different populations of the species into different species, although this is seen as controversial. Common names include topi, sassaby (formerly also sassayby), tiang and tsessebe. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Tsessebe sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve

Lechwe

Lechwe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus leche

50–60% · Likely
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

50–60% · Likely
Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

50–60% · Likely
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

40–50% · Likely
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

40–50% · Likely
Greater Kudu
LC

Greater Kudu

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

40–50% · Likely
Southern Reedbuck
LC

Southern Reedbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Redunca arundinum

30–40% · Possible
Steenbok
LC

Steenbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Raphicerus campestris

30–40% · Possible
Sable Antelope
LC

Sable Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus niger

10–20% · With luck
Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

10–20% · With luck
Roan Antelope
LC

Roan Antelope

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hippotragus equinus

10–20% · With luck
Sitatunga
LC

Sitatunga

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus spekii

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
60–70
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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
2 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
13 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 49% of wildlife watchers report a Tsessebe sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Tsessebe in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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