
Wildlife
The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou) is one of the two closely related wildebeest species.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,115 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Gauteng and beyond
Provinces where Black Wildebeest is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,115 records, iNaturalist
20+ resultaten in Zuid-Afrika
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Black Wildebeest: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Amakhala Game Reserve, Golden Gate Highlands National Park and Mountain Zebra National Park.
| Park | jan | feb | mrt | apr | mei | jun | jul | aug | sep | okt | nov | dec |
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| Amakhala | Hier | Hier | Best te zien | Best te zien | Best te zien | Hier | Hier | Hier | Best te zien | Best te zien | Best te zien | Hier |
| Golden Gate Highlands | Hier | Hier | Best te zien | Best te zien | Best te zien | Hier | Hier |
Donkerder maanden zijn het beste seizoen van elk park, wanneer dunne begroeiing of schaars water het kijken makkelijker maakt. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Zelf rijden
Uw eigen auto en tempo, op de wegen van het park.
Waar gastheren de soort waarnemen
Begeleide ritten vanuit een lodge
Een gids die weet waar te kijken, met offroad- en nachtritten in de privéreservaten.
Waar gastheren de soort waarnemen
Soort
Connochaetes gnou
Waarnemingen
1 115
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de Black Wildebeest op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Black Wildebeest at stays in or beside Amakhala Game Reserve, Golden Gate Highlands National Park and Mountain Zebra National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Black Wildebeest is most recorded in Gauteng (33% of records), Eastern Cape (24% of records), Free State (18% of records), based on 1 115 iNaturalist observations. 23 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Black Wildebeest on site or nearby.
The Black Wildebeest is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Amakhala Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Golden Gate Highlands National Park: Mar-May, Aug-Oct; Mountain Zebra National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
| Best te zien |
| Best te zien |
| Hier |
| Hier |
| Mountain Zebra | Hier | Hier | Best te zien | Best te zien | Best te zien | Hier | Hier | Hier | Best te zien | Best te zien | Best te zien | Hier |
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The black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou) is one of the two closely related wildebeest species. It is a member of the genus Connochaetes and family Bovidae. It was first described in 1780 by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann. The black wildebeest is typically between 170-220 cm (67-87 in) in head-and-body length, and the average weight is 110-180 kg (240-400 lb).