Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) wildlife photograph

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Greater Kudu in Kenya

Where to spot the greater kudu in Kenya, and how to log the discovery in Catch'Um.

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Finding Greater Kudu in Kenya

Looking for the greater kudu in Kenya? Start with Masai Mara National Reserve, where access and habitat make a sighting more likely than a chance roadside glimpse.

Masai Mara National Reserve in Southwest Kenya is the place to begin. Open savanna where lion prides patrol the grassland and the Great Migration crosses the Mara River from July to October. Give yourself quiet time at dawn or dusk and keep your distance.

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In Kenya, look especially around woodland thicket, rocky hillside, and riverine bush. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.

Where to spot one

  • Masai Mara National Reserve

    Southwest Kenya

    Open savanna where lion prides patrol the grassland and the Great Migration crosses the Mara River from July to October.

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Full species guide

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Log the Greater Kudu in Kenya

Spot one in the wild, then scan it in Catch'Um to log your rare discovery.