Antelope and it's Different Species in Uganda, Uganda Wildlife Images, Uganda Harbivores PicsComprehensive guide of Antelope species found in Uganda.Looking for information about Antelope species in Uganda? There are many categories of them in Uganda . They are categorized on where they reside and and their food. On this page we give all types of then in Uganda and their national parks in Uganda.In Uganda, 29 species have been identified with 8 in the category of large antelopes with a shoulder height of above 120cm, 8 in the medium-sized category with a shoulder height between 75cm-90cm and small ones with a shoulder height of between 30cm-60cm. The large ones include;
In Uganda the Greater Kudu is only identified in Kidepo National Park and Pian-Upe. It is handsome with a Grey-brown coat marked by thin white side stripes measuring up to 1.5m high. The Greater Kudu live in small groups in woodland habitat with the male having small dewlap and large spiraling horns.Anything you are looking for is on the net.If you miss to get it,Search for it using Google on this site 
In Uganda it appears around Lake Mburo National Park, Kidepo valley and the sorrounding areas.It is the world’s largest antelope measuring up to 1.8m high. The eland is fawn-brown in colour with large dewlap and short-spiralled horns sometimes with light white stripes on its sides.
(Alcelaphus buselaphus) the hartebeest specie found in Uganda is known as the Jackson’s hartebeest. It lives in small herds in lightly wooded and open Savannah habitats, frequently seen in the Ishasha sector of the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Murchison falls National Park, Lake Mburo and Kidepo valley. The Jackson’s Hartebeest has large shoulders, a darker coat with distinctive blue-black markings above its knees.
In Uganda the Oryx is a resident of Kidepo National Park because it is more familiar with the semi-desert and dry acacia woodland. This type of antelope is ash-Grey in colour with sports distinctive large, scimitar-shaped horns
These live in small herds often grazing near water and are found in all suitable habitats in all four of Uganda’s Savannah national parks. The defassa waterbuck has shaggy looks with agrey-brown coat, white rump and large curved horns.
The medium sized animal include the following; SITATUNGA Quite similar to the bushbuck, the sitatunga has distinctively splayed hooves adapted to its favoured habitat of papyrus and other swamps. It is found in all the six national parks of Uganda but likely to be seen around the Katonga Wildlife Reserve.This antelope is semi-aquatic, large in size with a shaggiercoat with both sexes having stripes.
Portraying real African beauty, this antelope is handsome, slender with a chestnut colouring, sleek appearance and distinctive lyre horns for males. It’s closely related to the Oryx and hartebeest. Their comfort zones are well-wooded Savannah and woodland fringes and in Uganda they are only found in Lake Mburo and Katonga wildlife reserve. Fascinating about are its broad-jump skills, an adult impala can jump up to 3m high and they are sociable animals living in herds between 20 to a few hundreds. Found in Kidepo national Park and Pian-Upe, this dry-country antelope is similar to the greater Kudu but only smaller in size and less striped.
The Bohor reedbuck is widely spread in all the four Savannah national parks of Uganda with the mountain reedbuck restricted only to kidepo national park because of its preference of higher altitudes.The reebuck has small crescent shaped horns and a Grey-brown in colour.
This is Uganda’s national antelope. It is related to the waterbuck and reedbuck but reddish-brown in colour and bulkier in appearance. It is often seen in Queen Elizabeth, Murchison falls and Kidepo national parks, the neighbouring conservation areas also present in Semliki and Katonga wild Reserves. The small-sized antelope in Uganda belong to the Duiker family characterised by their small size and their love for thickly forested habitats. Several species have been identified;
this is relatively large with a striking yellow back and heavier than a bushbuck. Several types of the forest duiker have been identified in the western forests of Uganda and some national parks The Harvey’s red duiker(C. harveyi), tiny with a chestnut-brown colour is sighted around the forested parts of Queen Elizabeth national park and Kibale forest. The blue duiker(C. monticola), smaller with a Grey-blue coat appears in Queen Elizabeth, Murchison falls, Kibale and Bwindi national parks.Peter’s duiker(C. callipygus) is found in kibale, Bwindi and Queen Elizabeth The black-fronted duiker(C. nigrifrons) appears in mgahinga and Bwindi forests.
Appearing especially in woodland and Savannah habitats, the Grey duiker is widely spread in East Africa and present in Uganda in all four of the Savannah national parks and Mount Elgon.It is speckled with a Grey-brown coat ORIBI this type of antelope finds comfort in the tall grasslands and it is seen in all the Savannah national parks unlike Queen Elizabeth but commonly seen in Borassus in the northern grassland of the Murchison falls national park.The Oribi is one of the largest small antelopes in Africa with a red-brown back, white underparts and a diagnostic black scent gland under its ears. They usually move in-groups of up to five or more consisting of a male.
it lives in pairs in suitable habitats in Kidepo and Lake Mburo national parks. It has goat-like habits with a dark Grey coat and almost speckled.
BATES’S PYGMY ANTELOPE It is not a duiker but similar and appears in the same favoured habitats. It appears in Semliki National Park and the forests bordering the southern half of Queen Elizabeth national Park.
They live in large herds in the Savannah and smaller herds in the forests.
Elephants keep on wandering from place to place in search of food and water with the female elephants living in closely-knit clans with the eldest taking responsibility over the sisters, daughters and granddaughters. Like any male creature the male elephants enjoy their independence and are likely to leave their mothers at the age of 12 years to be on their own or form bachelor herds. Most amazing is their height and weight, and a fully-grown elephant may be about 3.5m high and may weigh around 6,000kgs.
it is a large aquatic animal appearing on almost all water bodies but can be seen best in Murchison falls, Queen Elizabeth and Lake Mburo National Parks. Hippopotami spend most of the day in water usually coming out at night to graze, they move in herds of ten or more headed by a dominant male and jealously guard their territorial boundaries.
The Rothschild’s giraffe is the race found in Uganda very common in the northern part of Murchison falls national park and a small herd in Kidepo valley.The giraffe is the world’s tallest animal, it lives is mixed sex loosely structured herds of five to fifteen animals.
They are common in all Savannah national parks.Bush pig (Potamochoerus porcus) appears in all national parks except Rwenzori National Park. They prefer thickets and dense woodland and cannot be easily seen because of their nocturnal habits'.The giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) It is rarely seen because of its nocturnal habits but can by day along the Kazinga channel in Queen Elizabeth national park and perhaps occurs in all national parks in western Uganda.
Beautifully striped in black and white colour, Zebras move in small herds consisting of a stallion up to five mares with their offspring. Return from Antelopes in Uganda Back to Home Page mgahinga National Park Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda Rwenzori Mountain National Park |
