mammal · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Blue Wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus (Burchell, 1823) — also called Brindled Gnu, Brindled Wildebeest. Occurrence records of the Blue Wildebeest are shared on GBIF from around 107 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Pilanesberg National Park (448 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernBovidae
107reserves with records
2 772records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 448 |
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 356 |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 213 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 192 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 182 |
| Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve | NW North West | 169 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 156 |
| Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 90 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | 75 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 51 |
| Mapungubwe National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 50 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 36 |
| Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 34 |
| Mokala National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 34 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 32 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 31 |
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 29 |
| Vernon Crookes Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 26 |
| Lake Eland Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 22 |
| Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 21 |
| Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 19 |
| Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 19 |
| Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 19 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 19 |
| Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 19 |
| Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 17 |
| Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 17 |
| Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 15 |
| Mabula Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 14 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 14 |
| Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 12 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 11 |
| Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 10 |
| Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | 10 |
| Enseleni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 10 |
| Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 10 |
| Makalali ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| MotsetsiProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 9 |
| Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 8 |
| Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 7 |
| Zingela Safari & River CompanyProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 7 |
| Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 7 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 7 |
| Umfolozi Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| The Cradle Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 6 |
| Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 6 |
| Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 5 |
| SwartkransProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 5 |
| Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 5 |
| Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 4 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Phezulu Safari ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
and 47 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 29 reserves
- Limpopo
- 24 reserves
- Gauteng
- 16 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 11 reserves
- North West
- 8 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 7 reserves
- Western Cape
- 7 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 4 reserves
- Free State
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
More of the Bovidae family
ImpalaBushbuckBontebokGreater KuduBush DuikerNyalaCommon ElandWaterbuckAfrican BuffaloSpringbokKlipspringerRed HartebeestSteenbokSouthern ReedbuckCape GrysbokGemsbokBlack WildebeestVaal RhebokSable AntelopeMountain ReedbuckRed DuikerBlue DuikerCommon TsessebeHartebeestOribiRoan AntelopeSharpe's GrysbokSuniHimalayan Tahr
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.