RUBU
Heterotetrax rueppelii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderOtidiformes (Bustards)
- FamilyOtididae (Bustards)
- GenusHeterotetrax
- SpeciesHeterotetrax rueppelii (RUBU)
Rüppell's korhaan (Heterotetrax rueppelii), also known as Rüppell's bustard, is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is named to recognize Wilhelm Rüppell, a German explorer, collector, and naturalist. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a RUBU sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 291 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of RUBU are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a RUBU in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a RUBU sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 291 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see RUBU in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for RUBU in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.