mammal · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Ogilby, 1833) — also called Common Waterbuck, Ellipsen Waterbuck. Occurrence records of the Waterbuck are shared on GBIF from around 79 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (702 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernBovidae
79reserves with records
2 319records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 702 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 246 |
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 239 |
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 215 |
| Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 138 |
| Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve | NW North West | 99 |
| Marais DamNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 80 |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area | LP Limpopo | 55 |
| Mjejane Private Game ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 44 |
| Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve | NW North West | 30 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 22 |
| Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 21 |
| Mapungubwe National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 20 |
| Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 18 |
| St. Lucia Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 18 |
| Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 17 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 15 |
| Sodwana Bay State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 14 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 13 |
| Makalali ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 13 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 13 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 13 |
| Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 12 |
| Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 12 |
| Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | 10 |
| Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 10 |
| Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 9 |
| Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 9 |
| Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 8 |
| Londolozi Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 8 |
| Enseleni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 7 |
| Plumari Private ReservePrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 7 |
| Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 7 |
| Kgaswane Nature Reserve RustenburgNature reserve | NW North West | 7 |
| Mabula Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 6 |
| Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 6 |
| Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 6 |
| Shaws GateNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 6 |
| Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 6 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Mokala National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 5 |
| Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| Idube Game ReservePrivate game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 5 |
| Zimanga Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| The Cradle Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 4 |
| Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| SabieparkNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 3 |
| SwartkransProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 3 |
| Balule Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Greater Kruger National ParkNational park | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Kapama Game ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| Lapalala WildernessGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| MotsetsiProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 3 |
and 19 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 22 reserves
- Limpopo
- 17 reserves
- Gauteng
- 11 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 10 reserves
- North West
- 7 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 4 reserves
- Western Cape
- 4 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 2 reserves
- Free State
- 2 reserves
Taxonomy
More of the Bovidae family
ImpalaBushbuckBlue WildebeestBontebokGreater KuduBush DuikerNyalaCommon ElandAfrican 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.