Cookson's wildebeest
| Cookson's wildebeest | |
|---|---|
| An individual at South Luangwa National Park in Zambia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcelaphinae |
| Genus: | Connochaetes |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. t. cooksoni
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| Trinomial name | |
| Connochaetes taurinus cooksoni Blaine, 1914
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| C. t. cooksoni range (light brown) | |
Cookson's wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus cooksoni) is a subspecies of the blue wildebeest that is native to the Luangwa Valley in Zambia with occasional sightings in Malawi. It is the largest subspecies amongst the blue wildebeests and has a larger body and bigger horns. It is listed as least concern in the IUCN red list.