mammal · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Impala
Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein, 1812) — also called Common Impala, Black-faced Impala, Pallah. Occurrence records of the Impala are shared on GBIF from around 125 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (725 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernBovidae
125reserves with records
3 399records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 725 |
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 414 |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 288 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 241 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 155 |
| Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve | NW North West | 146 |
| Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 101 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 67 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 62 |
| Mapungubwe National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 60 |
| Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 57 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 46 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 45 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 44 |
| Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 40 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 35 |
| Makalali ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 31 |
| Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 30 |
| Mabalingwe Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 26 |
| Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 26 |
| Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 24 |
| Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | 22 |
| ASSEGAAI TRAILSNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 22 |
| Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 22 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 21 |
| Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 21 |
| SabieparkNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 20 |
| Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 18 |
| Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 18 |
| Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 17 |
| Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 16 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 15 |
| Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 14 |
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 14 |
| Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 14 |
| Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 14 |
| Mabula Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 13 |
| Lake Eland Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 13 |
| Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve | NW North West | 13 |
| Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 13 |
| Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 13 |
| Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 13 |
| Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 12 |
| Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 11 |
| Zingela Safari & River CompanyProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| MakulekeProtected area | LP Limpopo | 11 |
| Mokala National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 10 |
| Umfolozi Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 10 |
| Enseleni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 9 |
| Kapama Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 9 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 9 |
| Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 8 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 7 |
| Zimanga Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 7 |
| Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 7 |
| Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 7 |
| Zebra Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 7 |
| Fort D' Acre ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 7 |
and 65 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 38 reserves
- Limpopo
- 25 reserves
- Gauteng
- 20 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 15 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 10 reserves
- North West
- 8 reserves
- Free State
- 3 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 3 reserves
- Western Cape
- 3 reserves
Taxonomy
More of the Bovidae family
BushbuckBlue WildebeestBontebokGreater 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.