Wildlife
Buffle d'Afrique
Cape BuffaloSyncerus cafferNear threatened
The African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large African bovine.
Quand venir
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.
Meilleurs moisTous les mois
Records5,363 records
Curve from 5,363 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.
Où la trouver
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Cape Buffalo is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
5,363 records, iNaturalist
Parcs où les hôtes ont observé le Cape Buffalo
Kruger National ParkLimpopo · Best Apr to Sep7 lieux
Phinda Private Game ReserveKwaZulu-Natal · Year-round6 lieux
Gondwana Game ReserveWestern Cape · Best Sep to Apr5 lieux
Sabi Sand Game ReserveMpumalanga · Year-round4 lieux
Welgevonden Game ReserveLimpopo · Best May to Sep3 lieux
Addo Elephant National ParkEastern Cape · Year-round2 lieux
Amakhala Game ReserveEastern Cape · Year-round2 lieux
Timbavati Private Nature ReserveLimpopo · Best May to Sep2 lieux
Madikwe Game ReserveNorth West · Best Apr to Sep1 lieu
Mont Eco Private Game ReserveWestern Cape · Year-round1 lieu
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- Which parks and reserves are best for the Cape Buffalo in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Cape Buffalo at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Phinda Private Game Reserve, Gondwana Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Welgevonden Game Reserve and Addo Elephant National Park and other reserves. 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.
- Where can you see the Cape Buffalo in South Africa?
- The Cape Buffalo is most recorded in Mpumalanga (36% of records), Limpopo (22% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (20% of records), based on 5 363 iNaturalist observations. 70 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Cape Buffalo on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Cape Buffalo?
- The Cape Buffalo 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. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Phinda Private Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Sabi Sand Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep optimal. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the conservation status of the Cape Buffalo?
- The Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
- What is the Cape Buffalo?
- The African buffalo or Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large African bovine. It is not closely related to the slightly larger wild water buffalo of Asia and its ancestry remains unclear. Syncerus caffer caffer, the Cape buffalo, is the typical subspecies, and the largest one, found in South and East Africa. S. c.