Western white-bearded wildebeest
| Western white-bearded wildebeest | |
|---|---|
| An individual within a confusion (group or herd) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Connochaetes |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. t. mearnsi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi (Heller, 1913) | |
| C. t. mearnsi range (yellow) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gorgon albojubatus mearnsi (E.Heller, 1913) | |
The western white-bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus mearnsi) also known as Mearn's white-bearded wildebeest, Mearn's wildebeest, Serengeti white-bearded wildebeest, or the Serengeti wildebeest, is a subspecies of the blue wildebeest being the smallest, and lightest subspecies of the species. It is one of the only subspecies of the blue wildebeest to have a sustainable population in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, with over one million individuals. They are known for one of the greatest migrations to travel between Tanzania and Kenya.