Southern Reedbuck

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Southern Reedbuck at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Marakele National Park, Agulhas National Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve and Ithala Game Reserve 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.

The Southern Reedbuck is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (70% of records), Mpumalanga (12% of records), Limpopo (7% of records), based on 669 iNaturalist observations. 65 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Southern Reedbuck on site or nearby.

Sightings of the Southern Reedbuck peak from Oct to Nov, based on 669 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.

The Southern Reedbuck (Redunca arundinum) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

The southern reedbuck, rietbok or common reedbuck (Redunca arundinum) is a diurnal antelope typically found in southern Africa. It was first described by Pieter Boddaert, a Dutch physician and naturalist, in 1785. It is placed in the genus Redunca and family Bovidae. This antelope has an average mass of 58 kg (128 lb) and a body length of about 134, 167 cm (53, 66 in).