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title: "Antylopa indyjska"
description: "Antilope cervicapra — Ssaki. The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is a medium-sized antelope native to India and Nepal."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/blackbuck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Antylopa indyjska

> Antilope cervicapra — Ssaki. The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is a medium-sized antelope native to India and Nepal.

- Scientific name: *Antilope cervicapra*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 2688
- Wikidata: [Q183339](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183339)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42416](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42416)

## Names

- en: Blackbuck
- de: Hirschziegenantilope
- es: Antílope Negro de la India
- fr: Antilope Cervicapre
- nl: Indische antilope
- pl: Antylopa indyjska

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1420), US (401), AR (92), NP (23), PK (5)

## Summary

The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is a medium-sized antelope native to India and Nepal. It inhabits grassy plains and lightly forested areas with perennial water sources. 
It stands up to 74 to 84 cm (29 to 33 in) high at the shoulder. Males weigh 20–57 kg (44–126 lb), with an average of 38 kg (84 lb). Females are lighter, weighing 20–33 kg (44–73 lb) or 27 kg (60 lb) on average. Males have 35–75 cm (14–30 in) long corkscrew horns, and females occasionally develop horns, as well. The white fur on the chin and around the eyes is in sharp contrast with the black stripes on the face…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbuck

## Photo

![Antylopa indyjska](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blackbuck/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/398009641

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blackbuck?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).