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Tsessebe

Damaliscus lunatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park
41 Verified records at Pilanesberg National Park
December 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Tsessebe sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park

Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

50–60% · Likely
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

50–60% · Likely
Greater Kudu
LC

Greater Kudu

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

50–60% · Likely
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

40–50% · Likely
Steenbok
LC

Steenbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Raphicerus campestris

30–40% · Possible
Khama

Khama

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alcelaphus caama

20–30% · Possible
Klipspringer
LC

Klipspringer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Oreotragus oreotragus

20–30% · Possible
Springbok
LC Endemic

Springbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Antidorcas marsupialis

20–30% · Possible
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

10–20% · With luck
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

5–10% · With luck
Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

5–10% · With luck
Bush Duiker
LC

Bush Duiker

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sylvicapra grimmia

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
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 Pilanesberg National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Tsessebe sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tsessebe in Pilanesberg National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Tsessebe in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.

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