East African Oryx
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East African Oryx

Oryx beisa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
77 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The East African oryx (Oryx beisa), also known as the beisa, is a species of medium-sized antelope from East Africa. It has two subspecies: the common beisa oryx (Oryx beisa beisa) found in steppe and semidesert throughout the Horn of Africa Somalia and north of the Tana River, and the fringe-eared oryx (Oryx beisa callotis) south of the Tana River in southern Kenya Somalia and parts of Tanzania. The species is listed as Endangered by the IUCN. In the past, some taxonomists considered it a subspecies of the gemsbok (Oryx gazella), but they are genetically distinct; the diploid chromosome count is 56 for the beisa and 58 for the gemsbok. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a East African Oryx sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Impala
LC

Impala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aepyceros melampus

30–40% · Possible
Hartebeest
LC

Hartebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Alcelaphus buselaphus

30–40% · Possible
Grant's Gazelle
LC

Grant's Gazelle

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nanger granti

30–40% · Possible
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

30–40% · Possible
African Buffalo
NT

African Buffalo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Syncerus caffer

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Kudu
NT

Lesser Kudu

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus imberbis

30–40% · Possible
Gerenuk

Gerenuk

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Litocranius walleri

30–40% · Possible
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

10–20% · With luck
Hirola
CR Endemic

Hirola

Mammal

Beatragus hunteri

10–20% · With luck
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

5–10% · With luck
Suni

Suni

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Neotragus moschatus

5–10% · With luck
Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
70–80%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a East African Oryx in Tsavo East National Park?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a East African Oryx sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see East African Oryx in Tsavo East National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for East African Oryx in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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